Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach

“Our models took actions we did not intend,” an OpenAI spokesperson said, stating that they alerted Services Australia on September 10.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says breach is ‘obviously unacceptable’

Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.

Anthony Albanese and more than 20 other world leaders issue an urgent plea for global guardrails to ensure AI remains "under human control".

European diplomats say they were surprised and disappointed that Australia baulked at joining a UK-led move to impose trade sanctions on West Bank Israeli businesses.

Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary assisted dying, Microsoft Copilot suggested Hastie reply with “congratulations!”, “great to hear from you” or “that is wonderful news!”. Hastie shared the episode at a parliamentary inquiry on Friday to underline the shortcomings of the American-run software as he called for AI run by Australians. Continue reading...

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

As I wait to hear the result of the UK’s Clacton by-election, I thought I should ponder the question of why Australia doesn’t have novelty candidates. The Clacton by-election was trigge…

More than 1.3 million people did not vote in last year's election, and about 200,000 of those have paid the $20 fine.