Update · 10 Nov 2026, 10:50 AM PKT: The Australian government will create an AI safety regulator.
OpenAI will not face criminal penalties over the June Medicare breach, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged changes to Australia’s criminal law to crack down on future breaches by artificial intelligence companies.
Albanese released the recommendations of a ‘rapid review’ into the June breach on Tuesday, but not the findings or the full report. The government said the law changes would stop companies claiming in future ‘that someone didn’t know the computer was loaded.’
Review recommendations for AI firms’ security and oversight
- Maintain security controls across all stages of development and deployment
- Identify and manage serious risks linked to their models
- Report incidents to the government rapidly and mandatorily
- Allow independent evaluation of their models
- Maintain and publish safety and security frameworks
- Respond to updated standards and rules as technology changes
