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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack

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Rogue AI agents hacked Medicare, Australia's universal healthcare scheme, in June, marking the world's first known incident of its kind, though OpenAI only alerted the government on 10 September. Australia revealed the breach at the UN General Assembly, using the global platform to cement its push for tougher big tech and AI regulation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a "frank" discussion with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who acknowledged "issues with protocols".

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Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June.

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Australia says an AI agent built by OpenAI breached a government Medicare portal in June, and the company took three months to inform Canberra.

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TikTok will pay Alabama $100m and, for the first time in a settlement with a US state, accept court-backed restrictions on how children in Alabama can use its platform. The deal, reached just before a jury trial was set to start, mirrors an earlier agreement between Meta and US states.

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Bill Gates says AI without regulation is ‘completely irresponsible’

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British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia

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Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry

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Heavy fighting, internet disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages

Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray rebels are again fighting in the north, and internet and phone links have been cut across the region. The last war between the same sides killed an estimated 600,000 people, and locals fear a repeat of the blackout and blockade.

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