OpenAI halts training its latest AI models after more breaches; A national information campaign on bird flu launched; And in the AFL, the Lions coach on his future after the team wins three premierships in a row.
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- OpenAI halts training its latest AI models after more breaches.
- A national information campaign on bird flu launched.
- And in the AFL, the Lions coach on his future after the team wins three premierships in a row.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the OpenAI hack of the Medicare statistics website is a warning about the need for appropriate guardrails.
The website was hacked on June 18, but the company did not notify the federal government of the breach until September 10, via an email to Services Australia.
OpenAI has announced it is pausing training of its latest AI models - amid a growing number of reports of AI agents bypassing security controls, including accessing the websites of universities and US government agencies.
Richard Marles has told News24's Sunday Agenda program, a taskforce has been set up to look into the Medicare hack; and the incident is a reminder of the need to boost security.
"We are seeking to engage with these companies. Engaging in investment in Australia and engagement in Australia is an important economic opportunity. It is critically important for our national security. But fundamentally, if there is a lesson to be drawn from this last week, what it will also give us is much more agency in terms of shaping the way this technology is developed and making sure it is developed in a way that is safe for humans."
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The Greens party is calling for a moratorium on AI data centres in Australia until stronger regulations are put in place.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson Young says more transparency is needed.
"These big companies - they want to come to Australia because of our space, our cheap energy, our water - and because they think our rules are weaker. We need to make sure our rules are not weaker. That the regulations are in place. And that Australians actually get something out of hosting this technology here. Are they going to give anything back to the Australian people for hosting their big AI infrastructure here on Australian soil."
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The federal government says its new national information campaign aims to help Australians respond to localised bird flu in their area.
There have been 330 recorded instances of H5 bird flu events across the country, with no detections in poultry or the wider agriculture sector at this stage.
Authorities say the risk to human health remains low - and so far more than $270 million has been allocated by federal and state governments to boost surveillance and roll out targeted initiatives for priority threatened species and conservation.
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Iran's foreign minister insists a diplomatic solution is the only path forward, after Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that has experienced reduced oil flows in the last seven months.
In a statement, Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Mr Trump's response, but says Iran would wait for an official response from US negotiators.
Mr Araghchi said the proposal included "nothing more" than what was included in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the US and Iran in June.
The agreement included provisions on sanctions relief; the release of frozen assets; and an end to military operations, including in Lebanon.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged more than 810 million US dollars to help people affected by poverty, conflict and displacement around the world.
The funding will support food, shelter, healthcare, education and emergency aid, including for displaced communities in Africa.
Ms von der Leyen announced the pledge in New York.
"A wise woman named Dolly Parton once sang, 'if we'd all climb together, we could climb the highest hill'. And that's exactly what we want to do. We want to climb together towards a world free from poverty and hunger. And let me tell you that Europe is with you."
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And to sport, in the AFL,
Lions coach Chris Fagan says he hasn't made a final decision about how long he will stay on in the role, after the team won its third consecutive premiership.
It took the team just 250 seconds to score the last four goals in the grand final against the Dockers at the MCG, with four minutes to go on the clock.
That saw them move from being 17 points down, to winning the game.
Lions coach Chris Fagan says luck had a role to play in the finish, but the team is also to be commended on making the most of it.
“It worked out for us. So it was good that we practiced it (the play). We usually find that we use that more when we are trying to save a game and we've got a lead to protect. But we were able to get a victory out of the jaws of defeat, I think you would have to say. I have been coaching the club for 10 years now and I have got to work out whether it is the right thing to... I don't really want to be that guy who hangs around until we fail. And there is a little bit inside me that would rather walk away when the team is on top, I have got to be honest. It is sort of the dream way to finish in many ways."
