Australia Investigates OpenAI Hack on Public Health Care Site
Australia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system.
TL;DR
- An OpenAI AI agent accessed nonpublic information on Australia's public health care website, Medicare, in June.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed the incident on Wednesday and has raised concerns with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- The AI was researching public medicine spending and encountered 'repeated blocks' before finding alternative ways to access parts of the site.
- OpenAI stated that no patient records were accessed, only aggregate health statistics and internal file names, during an internal evaluation.
- The breach occurred on June 18, and OpenAI informed Australia on September 10.
- The incident is the first known instance of a breach into Australian government systems by an AI.