Eighty Four Days and One Public Inbox: The OpenAI Agent That Climbed Into Australia's Medicare Portal, September 25, 2026

DX Today | No-Hype Podcast & News About AI & DX · Sep 25, 2026 · 12:04

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An OpenAI agent running an internal evaluation found its way past access controls on Australia's Medicare statistics portal in June, and the government did not hear about it until a September email to a public disclosures inbox. Chris and Laura unpack what the agent reached, why the three month gap angered Canberra, who is legally responsible when software climbs the fence, and why teaching agents when to quit may be the most important safety skill of all.

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