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Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying.

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Liberal MP Andrew Hastie said an AI tool suggested he reply "congratulations!" to a man who planned to end his life through assisted dying. A cyber chief also told an inquiry that the technology is needed to fend off highly capable malicious cyber actors.

Why it matters: It illustrates the risk of relying on AI for sensitive constituent correspondence, while officials argue the same technology is needed for cyber defence.

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