Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward Santow
TL;DR
Human hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When you get sick, Medicare exists to take care of you. It sits at the centre of a health system that our prime minister rightly calls the envy of the world. It’s one of the few institutions nearly every Australian still trusts.
Nauti's Take
For small teams, this is a prompt to inventory every AI connection to health and other critical data: which systems can models reach, which logs exist, and how quickly can access be revoked? The allegations currently rely on a single source, so the technical evidence, attack path, and OpenAI’s response should be verified before drawing firm conclusions.
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