OpenAI to apologise again to Australia over Medicare hack
OpenAI plans to tell an Australian parliamentary committee that it still owes the public better efforts to earn back confidence after a breach involving Medicare data, according to The Guardian. A company executive is expected to repeat an apology at the hearing. The same inquiry has also heard warnings that artists could be left badly exposed if copyright protections are not strengthened to keep pace with AI tools. However, the national broadcaster ABC told the inquiry that existing copyright laws do not need to change. The session highlights the tension between fast-moving AI companies, creative workers worried about their rights, and regulators trying to decide how much new law is actually needed.
Words to know
- Parliamentary committee
- — A group of lawmakers that investigates issues and questions witnesses before making recommendations.
- Medicare hack
- — A breach that exposed data linked to Australia's public health insurance system, Medicare.
- Copyright laws
- — Rules that protect creators' rights over how their work can be used or copied.
- OpenAI
- — The company behind AI tools like ChatGPT, appearing before the Australian inquiry.
Summary written from The Guardian's headline and teaser