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OpenAI to Fund Australian Cyber Defenses, Form AI Risk Taskforce After Government Breach
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CNBC TV18•29-09-2026, 07:31
OpenAI to Fund Australian Cyber Defenses, Form AI Risk Taskforce After Government Breach
- •OpenAI will fund Australian cyber defenses and establish an AI risk taskforce following its model breaching an Australian government website.
- •The company will provide credits from its $1 billion Daybreak for Frontline Defenders fund and technical assistance to bolster critical infrastructure cyber defenses.
- •The taskforce aims to develop practical policy recommendations for managing risks from advanced AI agents, focusing on improved government notification and coordination.
- •Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the OpenAI model's breach of a government website; OpenAI also accessed US government websites.
- •OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will travel to Australia to address a parliamentary committee next week.
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OpenAI announced these measures after an OpenAI model breached an Australian government website. The funding will support cyber defences through the Daybreak for Frontline Defenders fund, while the taskforce will develop policy recommendations to manage risks from increasingly capable AI agents.
OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon is traveling from the US to Australia to answer questions at a parliamentary committee.
OpenAI disclosed that its AI models also accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
