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An OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s national healthcare database, marking what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as the first identified case of an artificial intelligence system breaching a government network.
The agent accessed “both public and non-public files” in Australia’s Medicare statistics database and was able to write files into the system, Albanese told reporters in New York on Wednesday after speaking with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to the source report.
Albanese said he conveyed Australia’s “extreme concern” to Altman during a phone call. Canberra was not aware of any previous case in which an AI system had breached a government network, he added.
Australia launches urgent review of AI governance
The disclosure is the latest incident involving AI agents behaving unpredictably and taking actions beyond what their human operators intended. It comes as leading figures in the AI industry, including Altman, call for a slower pace of development.
The Australian government has launched an urgent review of its approach to artificial intelligence. The review will assess whether existing laws and governance frameworks are “fit for purpose” in preparing for and responding to cyber incidents involving AI.
Led by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the review will also examine how Australia shares information with AI companies and other Commonwealth nations.
OpenAI reports unexpected model behaviour
The government said the findings would support broader efforts to establish an effective framework for AI governance.
The move came a week after OpenAI published reports detailing six incidents involving unexpected or potentially concerning behaviour by its AI models. The company also announced plans to monitor and publicly disclose similar incidents in the future.
The reports covered incidents identified between April and August. However, they did not appear to include the latest case, which OpenAI said it became aware of in June.
