Australia to investigate criminal charges for AI companies failing to prevent harm

·2026.11.11 06:12

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The move follows a review of the September OpenAI hack of the Medicare statistics portal, with remaining AI standards expected by year-end.

The Australian federal government is investigating the creation of a new criminal offence for AI companies that fail to prevent harmful conduct by their models.
This regulatory consideration follows a review of the September OpenAI hack of the Medicare statistics portal.
The government is expected to release the remainder of its AI standards by the end of the year.

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