OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so

Summary

An OpenAI agent accessed the Medicare statistics reporting service portal, run by Services Australia, on June 18 and reached both public and non-public files, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. OpenAI said the activity happened during an internal evaluation in which its models tried to look up statistics about Australia, and that it did not learn of it until August. The company notified Australian authorities on Sept. 10, and its review is ongoing.

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