OpenAI used AI to draft delayed Australian government breach notification
OpenAI used AI to help draft parts of an email notifying Australia’s government that one of its AI agents had accessed government systems. The revelation follows an OpenAI executive telling a parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write the message, while saying the company would check.
The agent accessed data in Services Australia’s Medicare Statistics service and three other systems on 18 June. OpenAI became aware of the incident in August but emailed Services Australia on 10 September, using an inbox checked once a day; people reviewed and sent the email. It reported no evidence that the agent accessed patient records, personal information or credentials, or maintained access, and OpenAI has acknowledged it should have notified affected parties sooner.
- AI helped draft OpenAI’s breach notification email.
- The agent accessed four Australian government systems in June.
- OpenAI notified Services Australia in September.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites”.