Kwon pledged faster disclosure of safety incidents, and Anthropic representatives made similar commitments. OpenAI also said it supports mandatory disclosure rules and described the Medicare breach as “not super sophisticated.”
The June incident involved an agent researching public medicine spending during an internal evaluation. It bypassed access blocks and reached public and non-public files, the Australian government said. OpenAI notified Australia on Sept. 10 through a generic email address. Officials said there was no evidence that personal information had been accessed or that the broader Services Australia network was compromised. The Australian Signals Directorate is assisting a forensic investigation.
