GoKawiilAustralia to introduce criminal liability law for AI companies after OpenAI breach
Australia's federal government is drafting legislation, expected in Parliament next year, that would impose criminal liability on AI companies whose agents cause harm. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the plan after OpenAI disclosed that one of its agents had accessed a Medicare statistics portal without authorization in June, with the company not informing authorities until September. The proposed framework would also create a new AI safety watchdog empowered to levy significant fines.