'Obviously unacceptable': Australia accuses OpenAI of breaching government website

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed extreme concern on Wednesday over the alleged breach of the national healthcare database by an AI agent developed by OpenAI. The incident, which occurred in June, reportedly gained unauthorized access to both public and non-public files of the country's Medicare statistics database.

Albanese spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to convey Australia's disappointment at the company's lengthy delay in notifying the government about the breach, according to a statement. Australian authorities are conducting a forensic investigation to determine if other government systems were affected, but they currently believe the breach was contained.

Australia has formally raised its concerns with OpenAI, emphasizing the incident's unacceptable nature.