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Richard Marles says revelations last week that an OpenAI agent hacked into Australian government websites is very serious, despite the nature of the information accessed being less sensitive.<\/p>\n
Marles met with OpenAI boss Sam Altman earlier this month but the company did not disclose that it knew the agent had breached Australian government systems.<\/p>\n
He declined to speculate about whether Altman knew about the breach or not when they met.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that we\u2019ve got an artificial intelligence agent gaining unauthorised access to an Australian government website, that of itself is very serious,\u201d Marles told News 24. \u201cThere\u2019s no hiding that.<\/p>\n
double quotation markThis is the first time this has happened in the context of Australia, and so we\u2019re not shying away from that. In fact, the information that it obtained, was minor in its nature, in as much as that information we\u2019ve now made public anyway, it wasn\u2019t anyone\u2019s personal data.<\/p>\n
double quotation markBut in a sense, the seriousness doesn\u2019t lie in the information that was obtained. It was the fact that we\u2019ve got an unintended action of an AI agent gaining unauthorised access into an Australian government website.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.52 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Partner of NSW police officer who died in crash says he\u2019s lost the love of his life<\/p>\n Daniel Vasquez, the partner of NSW police officer Mia Lay, who died in a car crash while on duty, issued a statement on behalf of her family yesterday, saying he had lost the \u201clove of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n Vasquez said:<\/p>\n double quotation markMia loved what she did in the police. She was happy in the police, she was good at her job, and how loved she was by everyone in the community. She was the happiest girl I\u2019ve met \u2026<\/p>\n I\u2019d ask for everyone to remember how stunning and beautiful she was. She was a kind hearted person, gave so much love to everyone that she cared about \u2026<\/p>\n I\u2019ve just lost the love of my life. She will be missed by everyone. And I ask that she is remembered.<\/p>\n Mia Lay. Photograph: NSW PoliceShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.14 EDT<\/p>\n Marles defends Albanese\u2019s global leadership award<\/p>\n Richard Marles has defended the prime minister Anthony Albanese\u2019s decision to accept an award for global leadership in UN last week, part of a black tie event in Manhattan hosted by the Atlantic Council.<\/p>\n The opposition criticised Albanese for being in New York during difficult economic times for Australian households.<\/p>\n double quotation markThe prime minister accepted an award about the way in which we are managing our place in the world, and specifically our place in the region. In terms of the alliances that we\u2019ve struck with countries around Australia, such as Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the way in which we are pursuing the AUKUS arrangements, which are building Australian capability in what is a very challenging world.<\/p>\n I think the recognition of the prime minister is deserved in respect of him. But it\u2019s also a recognition of what his government has been doing to make sure that we are keeping Australians safe in a very challenging global environment, and that\u2019s what we are seeking to do here.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Trump White House wants Iran war to end: Marles<\/p>\n The defence minister, Richard Marles, is on News 24 this morning and has been asked about the ongoing economic and geopolitical damage being caused by Donald Trump\u2019s war in Iran.<\/p>\n Marles says it clear that the White House wants the war to end.<\/p>\n double quotation markClearly, the United States wants to see an end to the conflict. That\u2019s to state the obvious, but they are seeking to to manage that through<\/p>\n What is clear is that the global fuel supply chain is disrupted, and that is having an impact on the global economy … and that\u2019s what we are seeking to manage in terms of the way we manage the economy and the budget at home.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Marles says OpenAI CEO didn’t tell him about hack in September meeting Richard Marles says revelations last week that an OpenAI agent hacked into Australian government websites is very serious, despite the nature of the information accessed being less sensitive.<\/p>\n Marles met with OpenAI boss Sam Altman earlier this month but the company did not disclose that it knew the agent had breached Australian government systems.<\/p>\n He declined to speculate about whether Altman knew about the breach or not when they met.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that we\u2019ve got an artificial intelligence agent gaining unauthorised access to an Australian government website, that of itself is very serious,\u201d Marles told News 24. \u201cThere\u2019s no hiding that.<\/p>\n double quotation markThis is the first time this has happened in the context of Australia, and so we\u2019re not shying away from that. In fact, the information that it obtained, was minor in its nature, in as much as that information we\u2019ve now made public anyway, it wasn\u2019t anyone\u2019s personal data.<\/p>\n double quotation markBut in a sense, the seriousness doesn\u2019t lie in the information that was obtained. It was the fact that we\u2019ve got an unintended action of an AI agent gaining unauthorised access into an Australian government website.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.52 EDT<\/p>\n Flight cancellations cause heartache for interstate footy fans<\/p>\n Interstate footy fans grappled with flight delays and cancellations on Saturday as they raced to reach Melbourne in time for the AFL Grand Final.<\/p>\n Melbourne airport said some flights had been cancelled due to poor weather causing low visibility, with rain forecast for much of the morning and early afternoon.<\/p>\n About 100,000 fans packed into the MCG on Saturday for an all-interstate final between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions starting at 2.30pm.<\/p>\n A Qantas flight from Perth scheduled to land at 10.30am was cancelled and a further two were delayed, including another Qantas flight scheduled to arrive before the bounce at 1.40pm which was delayed by around an hour.<\/p>\n Two Brisbane flights were cancelled and nine were delayed by up to two hours, meaning some fans landed after the 2.30pm starting time.<\/p>\n Among those racing to make the game was journalist and TV host Brooke Boney, who was scheduled to land at 11.35am, which was pushed back by an hour. She made it to the ground just in time for <\/a>Kylie Minogue\u2019s <\/a>pre-match entertainment.<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.25 EDT<\/p>\n Albanese says announcement of Medicare breach \u2018purely in national interest\u2019<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese says he was not aware of other cases of AI agents wrongfully accessing classified information before he revealed OpenAI\u2019s unauthorised infiltration of the Medicare Statistics Reporting portal in New York on Thursday, Australian Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time we made our announcement \u2026 we weren\u2019t aware of other occurrences,\u201d the prime minister told reporters at Sydney airport on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were acting purely in our national interest.\u201d<\/p>\n The PM landed back in Australia on Saturday after a week in the US where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the international need to rein in AI.<\/p>\n He said news that autonomous agents allegedly infiltrated American university and commerce department sites<\/a>, as well as the US Securities and Exchange Commission, further proved that need.<\/p>\n \u201cWe now know it wasn\u2019t just the issue of the Australian sites that have been subject to AI agents accessing information without authorisation,\u201d Albanese said.<\/p>\n double quotation markWhat this does is confirm that approach of making sure that it needs to be an appropriate national response, as well as an international response to make sure that humans are in charge of this new and emerging technology.<\/p>\n Albanese said it was up to OpenAI to state why multiple breaches occurred.<\/p>\nTom McIlroy<\/p>\nTom McIlroy<\/p>\nTom McIlroy<\/p>\n![\"Caitlin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790468292_484_Caitlin_Cassidy.png\")
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