OpenAI says AI models accessed Australian government systems without authorisation


OpenAI logo and Australia flag are are seen in this illustration taken, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Sept ⁠29 (Reuters) - OpenAI said ⁠on Tuesday that ‌its AI models accessed Australian government ​websites and systems ⁠without ⁠authorisation during internal training ⁠and ‌evaluation exercises in ⁠June.

The company said the ​activity ‌involved websites and ⁠systems ​linked to Services Australia, ⁠the NSW Bureau ​of Crime Statistics and Research, the Victorian ⁠Department of Health and the Australian Institute ​of ⁠Health and Welfare.

(Reporting ​by Roshan ‌Thomas in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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