The prime minister has announced recommendations to tighten Australia’s criminal law after a recent breach involving an AI system, aiming to prevent companies from claiming ignorance of illicit content. The proposed changes would require AI firms to maintain security controls throughout development, manage serious model risks, and promptly notify the government of incidents. They would also mandate independent evaluations, public safety frameworks, and ongoing compliance with evolving standards. OpenAI will not face criminal penalties for the Medicare hack, but the new rules seek to curb future violations.
Government flags criminal law changes to ensure companies can’t argue in future ‘that someone didn’t know the computer was loaded’OpenAI won’t face criminal penalties over the Medicare hack but the prime minister has flagged changes to Australia’s criminal law to crack down on future breaches by artificial intelligence companies.Anthony Albanese on Tuesday released the recommendations of a “rapid review” into the June breach but not the findings or the report itself.maintaining security controls across all stages of development and deployment;identify and manage serious risks associated with their models;provide mandatory notification of incidents to the Australian government rapidly;allow independent evaluation of their models;maintain and publish safety and security frameworks to ensure good governance, risk management, and transparency;and respond to updated standards and rules as technologies change. Continue reading...
