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Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the...
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Author or artificial intelligence? Literature in crisis
AI is a hot topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche Welle - All English and links readers to the original...
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Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology a...
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ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the...
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OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns
The company says Russian operatives used its AI chatbot to update their bosses, shedding light on influence campaigns previously not attributed to Russia....
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OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites
Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message Get our breaking new...
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OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links r...
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French AI company announces new, private model
The company's new model, named "Le Chonk," is its first release in five months. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche Welle - All English and lin...
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OpenAI delivers a mea culpa to the Australian government in person – but answers still elude
Jason Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to...
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AI models keep hacking real systems during tests. What does this mean?
AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsc...
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Top OpenAI boss on hack apology tour 'can't explain' Australian AI distrust
OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, made his first public appearance in Sydney since the hack, saying he could not explain why Australians distru...
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OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video
In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification pr...
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OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'
Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’
Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our bre...
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Bruising lead-up to inquiry as OpenAI executive set to take stage
It had been pencilled in for a centre stage performance, tapping into a bit of Silicon Valley star power, but it's a bruised OpenAI that's set to limp int...
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OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new po...
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AI giants 'not being nearly careful enough,' warns outgoing OpenAI safety engineer
Days after President Donald Trump signed a voluntary pact with artificial intelligence giants, a former OpenAI worker said his industry needs the same saf...
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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email,...
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NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests
Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraf...
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OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking...
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Detailed plan led to murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi, court hears
Hong Kong influencer, Abby Choi's, ex-husband and in-laws have pleaded not guilty to her murder, after police made a grim discovery at a suburban home in...
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OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia
Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday Get our breaking news email, free app...
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Rogue OpenAI agent accessed second NSW government website
The rogue AI agent entered a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing publicly available historical information and data on fires. N...
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OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology a...
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Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news
Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulations Get our new political email, f...
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SNAP's funding model is starting to change. Here's what that means for the program
States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks. Newsiline summar...
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'US-style medicine model' as big pharma dispensing of GLP-1s condemned
Doctors and pharmacists have criticised Eli Lilly's new online platform LillyDirect that will dispense certain medicines, starting with Mounjaro, directly...
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Australia news live: Home Affairs orders ‘rapid’ stocktake of government cyber-systems after OpenAI hack
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two men and a teenage boy have been charged in relation to the alle...
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OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s yearly event for tech developers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links...
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OpenAI hack sparks crackdown on weak government websites
Acting Home Affairs Minister Richard Marles says government systems must "keep up" with the rapid changes sparked by artificial intelligence. Newsiline su...
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OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces pressure
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly auto...
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OpenAI shelves new AI model amid safety concerns
The decision comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly powerful and autonomous systems until safety measures c...
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OpenAI apologises for Medicare breach, shelves next gen ChatGPT
The company said it wants to "rebuild trust with the Australian people" after an agent hacked into a Medicare portal, the same day it has scrapped the nex...
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OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites
Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attac...
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled
Experts, analysts and former government evaluators tell The Associated Press that Anthropic and OpenAI appear with their rhetoric to be seeking public fav...