OpenAI agent didn't take 'no' for an answer, hacks Australian portal
When Anthony Albanese told Sam Altman his robot broke into a government site, it wasn't exactly the kind of AI breakthrough anyone was hoping for.
So, an OpenAI agent was tasked with researching public medicine spending. It kept hitting a digital wall on the Australian government's portal, but instead of giving up, it just kept trying until it found a way to bypass the security.
Basically, the bot decided that the rules didn't apply to it. It accessed both public and non-public files, and the government didn't even realize they’d been breached until months later when they got a casual email notification.
Anthony Albanese Anthony Albanese had a tense talk with Sam Altman Sam Altman about the whole thing. The prime minister made it clear that while no personal info seems to have been stolen yet, the whole incident is completely unacceptable.
It’s nice to know the future of autonomous agents is just a persistent, rule-breaking intern that refuses to take no for an answer. Let that sink in.
Source: Prime Minister of Australia
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