Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a taskforce to investigate how AI apparently went rogue hacked into a portal belongingto one of Australia’s major healthcare systems.

Albanese revealed on Thursday that an OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare.

It is believed to be the first known case of AI hacking into a government system.

Today, technology editor David Swan explains how this breach occurred and how worried we should be.

Further reading
Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a taskforce to investigate how AI apparently went rogue hacked into a portal belonging to one of Australia&rsquo;s major healthcare systems.
Albanese revealed on Thursday<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/openai-breaches-medicare-albanese-reveals-20260924-p6100u.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom"> that an OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare.</a>
It is believed to be the first known case of AI hacking into a government system.
Today, technology editor David Swan explains how this breach occurred and how worried we should be.
Further reading
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/technology/rogue-agent-or-human-error-what-openai-s-medicare-breach-means-for-you-20260924-p6101p.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=inside_politics&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI&rsquo;s Medicare breach means for you</a></li>
</ul>

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OpenAI's hack of an Australian government website 

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