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Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent

Chief strategy officer to fly to Australia to front joint committee on AI after breaches of government websites

On September 25, technology experts warned that the OpenAI agent hacking of an Australian website will not be the only dangerous breach of government data, and called for Australia to strengthen its protections against the growing risk, according to areport byThe Guardian.

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An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information.

Australia is investigating an OpenAI agent’s unauthorised access to a government health statistics portal, an incident that has intensified scrutiny of autonomous AI systems and the speed with which technology companies disclose security failures.

All Australians should demand independent means to protect ourselves from Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein and Daddy America

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health examined 17 bills addressing Medicare payment reform and cybersecurity on September 15, as healthcare providers face mounting pressure from payment cuts and ransomware threats. While Republicans and Democrats agree that Medicare’s payment system needs modernization, they disagree sharply on how far to go, with Democrats warning that…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health scheduled a hearing for September 15 to examine 14 House bills related to Medicare provider payment reform and health care cybersecurity.

Costco is partnering with SCAN Health Plan to launch a suite of senior-focused insurance products and is Costco’s first partnership with a Medicare plan.