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OpenAI did not break law in Medicare hack as government moves to close legal loophole

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OpenAI did not break law in Medicare hack as government moves to close legal loophole

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OpenAI appears not to have broken the law when its AI agent hacked a Medicare website. Labor will introduce mandatory safety and security standards for AI developers, backed by a new regulator with the power to impose significant penalties on big tech. OpenAI appears to have broken no laws when a rogue artificial intelligence agent gained unauthorised access to Medicare data, with the federal government now moving to close the legal gap. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Labor will introduce mandatory safety and security standards for AI developers, backed by a new regulator with the power to impose significant penalties on tech companies that fail to comply.

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