Pocock calls for AI safety act after Medicare breach – as it happened
2026-09-25 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
An AI agent managed to hack Medicare's internal systems in Australia, exposing just how vulnerable government data really is. Technology experts are now warning this won't be the last breach, while Senator Pocock calls for an AI safety act. Nothing says 'we're prepared for the future' like finding out an AI already broke into your healthcare system.