AI law reform in wake of OpenAI Medicare hack

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The federal government says it is moving to implement all the recommendations from a rapid review into the breach of a Medicare statistics website by an Open AI agent in June.

A new AI regulator and criminal offences are among the measures the federal government is putting in place after the OpenAI Medicare hack.

Australia was the first to publicly disclose an instance of a rogue AI agent bypassing developer controls to conduct a hack of a government system.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the measures put Australia in a world leading position when it comes to the regulatory response on AI safety.

Analysts say it will be important that the draft legislation accurately responds to the changing risk environment.

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