Australia to introduce mandatory reporting after OpenAI hack to combat artificial intelligence ‘going rogue’

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Australia plans mandatory AI safeguards, including rapid government notification of serious security incidents and stronger risk management, evaluation, and transparency requirements. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signaled criminal law changes after a breach involving OpenAI and Medicare; OpenAI will not face criminal penalties for this incident.

Government flags criminal law changes to ensure companies can’t argue in future ‘that someone didn’t know the computer was loaded’ OpenAI won’t face criminal penalties over the Medicare hack but the prime minister has flagged changes to Australia’s criminal law to crack down on future breaches by artificial intelligence companies. Anthony Albanese on Tuesday released the recommendations of a “rapid review” into the June breach but not the findings or the report itself. maintaining security controls across all stages of development and deployment; identify and manage serious risks associated with their models; provide mandatory notification of incidents to the Australian government rapidly; allow independent evaluation of their models; maintain and publish safety and security frameworks to ensure good governance, risk management, and transparency; and respond to updated standards and rules as technologies change. Continue reading...