OpenAI’s Medicare hack is a bleak opportunity for Australia to address its security shortcomings post-haste | Van Badham
TL;DR
All Australians should demand independent means to protect ourselves from Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein and Daddy America Whoopsie! Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein regrets to inform you he’s lost control of his OpenAI monster. It’s roving around doing things that provoke international legal investigation, and Australia has found out in the worst possible way. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
The source base is too thin to treat the alleged Medicare incident as an established fact. Teams building AI workflows for public services or sensitive customer data should first verify audit logs, human approval gates, and an independent incident process before relying on the provider’s security assurances.
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