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Key Takeaways

• It's entirely possible other governments have been the victim of rogue AI agents
• Former Australian government cybersecurity adviser Alastair MacGibbon told the BBC he'd heard whispers that several others have been notified of simil
• "Some have chosen to not be public – that's every government's choice on how it wants to handle these things," the CyberCX chief strategy officer said
• "The [Australian] government chose a time to release this to gain maximum publicity which is their wont to do
• "Revealing a data breach can of course be a risky strategy for governments - it leaves them vulnerable to criticism that their security systems aren't

It's entirely possible other governments have been the victim of rogue AI agents.

Former Australian government cybersecurity adviser Alastair MacGibbon told the BBC he'd heard whispers that several others have been notified of similar recent breaches by OpenAI agents.

"Some have chosen to not be public – that's every government's choice on how it wants to handle these things," the CyberCX chief strategy officer said. "The [Australian] government chose a time to release this to gain maximum publicity which is their wont to do."

Revealing a data breach can of course be a risky strategy for governments - it leaves them vulnerable to criticism that their security systems aren't up to scratch. But the fact that no sensitive information was leaked put Australia in a stronger position to use the incident.

"Nobody has died," says the University of Queensland's associate professor Michael Noetel, who studies AI risks. "This is another canary in the coal mine. This sort of loss-of-control incident, even though it's minor now, is what CEOs are worried about getting worse over time."

Though Australia has made a name for itself by taking a stand against social media companies, taking up the AI mantle now is another way for Australia to rein in big tech, says Tama Leaver, professor of internet studies at Curtin University in Perth.

"It's impossible to say for sure, but it seems incredibly likely that this was very carefully planned."

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Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.

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