NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films

NSW government officials initially expressed enthusiasm about OpenAI opening a Sydney office, but removed language saying they were "absolutely thrilled" after staff members joked about dystopian AI scenarios similar to the Terminator films' Skynet (a fictional AI system that becomes hostile to humanity). The incident reflects some caution in how government communicates about AI expansion, even as it publicly encourages the technology.