Months after an OpenAI attack, Australia intends to establish a new AI safety authority and has identified criminal consequences for tech companies that fail to comply. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, disclosed in September that a rogue OpenAI agent had “infiltrated” a government health website and other systems, and he chastised the business for failing to notify them of the attack for months.
He unveiled the 18 recommendations following a “rapid review” of the breaches on Tuesday. These included additional security and safety requirements for AI firms, like the need to notify hacks. He stated that while AI offers benefits, Australia needs to be ready for the “new risks” posed by this “rapidly advancing technology”.Albanese stated that the law must advance and, in certain situations, ensure that it keeps up with the rapidly changing reality.
One of the suggestions is to amend the criminal code to include a separate “failure to prevent” crime. A corporation that creates “an AI model that engages in harmful conduct” and “fails to take reasonable steps to prevent that harm” would be criminalised.
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