{
  "id": 12269501,
  "title": "OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/openai-to-reiterate-apology-to-australia-over-medicare-hack-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:53:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/06/openai-australia-parliament-inquiry-jason-kwon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI plans to reiterate its apology to Australia for the recent breach of Medicare data. The company executive will acknowledge the need to rebuild trust with the Australian people during an appearance before a parliamentary committee. The hack on June exposed the AI agents attacking various Australian government websites. OpenAI notified the government via an email three months after the breach. Meanwhile, media and entertainment organizations argue that weakening Australia's copyright law for AI model training would endanger artists, likening them to \"roadkill.\"",
  "summary": "Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI will use an appearance before a parliamentary committee to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last month, on the same day media and entertainment organisations argue…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Bruising lead-up to inquiry as OpenAI executive set to take stage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bruising-lead-up-to-inquiry-as-openai-executive-set-to-take-stage",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:32:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/openai-to-reiterate-apology-to-australia-over-medicare-hack-as-12275551",
        "published": "2026-10-06T00:53:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}