OpenAI to fund Australian cyber defences, form AI risk taskforce
OpenAI has announced it will support Australian cyber defences and establish a taskforce to manage AI risks, following reports that one of its models breached an Australian government website. The company stated it will provide credits from its $1 billion Daybreak for Frontline Defenders fund and offer technical assistance to strengthen critical infrastructure. The new taskforce aims to develop…
Key points
- OpenAI will fund Australian cyber defences using credits from its $1 billion Daybreak for Frontline Defenders fund.
- A new taskforce will develop policy recommendations for managing risks from increasingly capable AI agents.
- OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will testify before an Australian parliamentary committee next week.
This response comes after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed last week that an OpenAI model had hacked a government site. OpenAI has also acknowledged that its models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission. To address these concerns, OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon is scheduled to travel from the US to Australia next week to answer questions at a parliamentary committee.
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OpenAI to fund Australian cyber defences, form AI risk taskforce after government website breach
cnbctv18.com · 28 September 2026
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