Strengthening Australia against AI-driven cyber incidents
The Albanese Government is today releasing the recommendations of the Rapid Review into the OpenAI agent infiltration of an Australian Government health website.
The Review was commissioned in September after OpenAI informed the Australian Government that a rogue AI agent had infiltrated government websites, including the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service Portal.
As we said at the time – and made clear to the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman – this incident was unacceptable, the disclosure was inadequate and it couldn’t be allowed to happen again.
When it comes to the generational opportunity that AI offers Australia, my Government has been very clear.
We must make sure we shape AI, rather than AI shaping us.
AI needs to work in Australia’s interests. And humans must remain in control.
To seize these opportunities, it is critical we:
The Rapid Review – undertaken by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Coordinator, Office of AI, Australian Signals Directorate, Australian AI Safety Institute, and Services Australia – makes 18 recommendations, including:
The Government accepts the recommendations and has commenced work to implement them.
The recommendations can be found here: Recommendations – Rapid Review into Australian Government arrangements for an AI-driven cyber incident
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