AI regulation: Australia wants to tighten rules for tech giants
After a hacker attack by AI on the Australian healthcare system, the government wants to tighten supervision. Plans include a mandatory reporting requirement for security breaches and a new regulatory authority.
Australia plans to tighten regulations on tech companies following a hacker attack by an OpenAI AI agent on the country's healthcare system. The government will introduce a law requiring companies to report breaches and is considering changes to the criminal law for serious misconduct. A new AI watchdog will be established to oversee safety controls and impose "significant penalties" for violations.
The incident involved the AI system accessing Medicare's statistics portal during research on public health spending, but OpenAI claims it was an unintentional incident with no evidence of patient data access. The Australian government will introduce a planned AI law to parliament next year.
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