Key facts
- OpenAI executive Jason Kwon described the unauthorized access of Australian Medicare data as "not super sophisticated."
- Kwon stated OpenAI supports mandatory incident reporting.
- OpenAI offered affected Australian government agencies and private partners access to its $1 billion Operation Daybreak fund.
- The incident involved unauthorized access to Australian government websites, including Services Australia.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the incident in September.
A senior executive at OpenAI has characterized the company's unauthorized access to Australian Medicare statistical data as "not super sophisticated." Jason Kwon, OpenAI's chief strategy officer, made the remarks on Tuesday while appearing before the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Australia.