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Australian PM Urges AI Oversight After Agent Accessed Medicare Files

Anthony Albanese called for governments to help guide AI development after an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on an Australian Medicare data portal.

Australian PM Urges AI Oversight After Agent Accessed Medicare Files

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned about the speed of artificial intelligence development, saying governments need a role in steering the technology’s progress.

His comments followed an earlier disclosure that an OpenAI agent had gained access to files not intended for public access on an Australian Medicare data portal, according to Cointelegraph.

Albanese linked the incident to the broader challenge of keeping government oversight in step with rapidly advancing AI capabilities.

Source: Cointelegraph

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