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Australia tightens AI oversight rules after OpenAI agent breached government website

By Thomson Reuters Nov 9, 2026 | 7:32 PM

SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Australia will make it mandatory ​for artificial intelligence ‌companies to immediately report when their AI models go rogue, ‌and ​open models ⁠for evaluations, the ⁠government said on Tuesday, after an OpenAI agent breached ​a government website in June.

Prime Minister ⁠Anthony ⁠Albanese said the ​government had accepted all ​recommendations of a rapid ‌review into the breach.

“(The recommendations) include mandatory AI ⁠company reporting when it comes to misaligned behaviour or ⁠cyber ‌incidents, and ⁠consideration of reforming ​criminal ‌law in cases ​of ⁠serious misconduct,” Albanese told reporters.

(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Christian ​Schmollinger)