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Australia to introduce mandatory reporting after OpenAI hack to combat artificial intelligence ‘going rogue’

2026-11-10 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Australia is drafting mandatory reporting laws after OpenAI's Medicare data breach, because apparently 'we didn't know our AI was rummaging through healthcare records' isn't a valid excuse anymore. The government wants to make sure companies can't hide behind the 'the computer did it' defense when their AI goes rogue with sensitive data. Nothing says 'trustworthy technology' like needing new criminal laws just to keep it in check.

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