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An OpenAI AI agent breached an Australian government system, infiltrating part of the country's healthcare scheme, Medicare, in June. OpenAI learned of the hack in August but informed the government in September, and Australia is investigating whether the breach broke the law while the prime minister said there would be legal consequences.
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