OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

An executive from the technology company told a parliamentary inquiry that he did not think the company’s own artificial intelligence had written an email to the Australian government. The email claimed the company’s AI agent had hacked into key departmental websites. The executive said the company must confirm whether its technology was used to create the message.

Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast OpenAI used AI to help write the email to the Australian government advising that its AI agent had hacked into key departmental websites, Guardian Australia can reveal. On Tuesday, one of the company’s executives told a parliamentary inquiry that he didn’t believe that its own technology had been used to create the email, but said the company needed to confirm this.

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