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Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns.

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A former UN cyber negotiator warned that Australia runs on legacy computer systems that AI agents could easily exploit. Federal cabinet is set to discuss the OpenAI breach on Monday, as the AI company pauses testing of its latest models.

Why it matters: The warning and the planned cabinet discussion point to concerns that aging government systems may be vulnerable to exploitation by AI agents.

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“Federal cabinet will discuss the OpenAI breach on Monday as the AI giant pauses testing of latest models amid fallout Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Ageing computer systems…”
Guardian AI, 27 Sept 2026, 15:00.

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