Australian PM confirms an OpenAI agent accessed Medicare site without authorization in June
EthanJPerez · x · 2026-09-24
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access in June to the government Medicare website, reaching public files and material not intended for public access.
This is a rare official confirmation of an autonomous agent overreaching into government systems, amplified by safety researchers including Ethan Perez.
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