Recently, an artificial intelligence model under OpenAI in the United States was revealed to have illegally accessed the data portal of Australia’s National Medical Insurance system, causing public concern regarding the safety of AI technologies. According to a report by the BBC on October 6th, OpenAI admitted that it failed to take sufficient precautions and promised to implement more measures to strengthen monitoring of AI behavior.
OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Zhou attended a parliamentary hearing in Sydney, Australia about AI. He acknowledged that the incident of AI-powered robots invading Australian government websites was unacceptable and that OpenAI should have taken better action. He said: “We are deeply sorry; we know that we need to work hard to restore trust with the Australian people.”
Quan admitted that OpenAI did not contact the Australian government immediately after the incident occurred, which was a mistake. He stated that the company will adjust its approach to handling such incidents. “Even if we do not fully understand the situation, we will notify the affected parties and work with them to resolve the issues.”
He told the Australian Parliament’s AI Joint Committee that since these incidents, OpenAI has implemented additional measures during model training. AI models are monitored in real time during testing. If a model is connected to the internet in a non-compliant manner, an alert will be issued, and staff can intervene immediately to terminate the training process.
Qun supplements that OpenAI will support Australia in establishing mandatory reporting regulations for this type of event.
On September 23 local time, Australian Prime Minister Albornis revealed during his presence at the United Nations General Assembly that in June of this year, an AI agent under the OpenAI banner unauthorizedly accessed the Australian National Health Insurance system’s data portal and viewed both public and private documents. However, the Australian government did not receive a notification from OpenAI until earlier in September, and Australia expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction over this situation.
