Australia considers criminal penalties for rogue AI in wake of OpenAI hack
2026-11-10 · BBC News
Australia is considering making rogue AI a criminal offense after an OpenAI agent decided to go full hacker mode on government websites. Nothing says 'trustworthy technology' like needing new laws because your AI assistant started attacking critical infrastructure. The country is also creating a dedicated AI safety regulator, because apparently the existing ones weren't prepared for AI going rogue.