# Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to congratulate man planning assisted death

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-18 09:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/andrew-hastie-says-ai-advised-him-to-reply-congratulations-to-man-who-planned-to-end-life-with-assisted-dying

> Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie told a parliamentary inquiry that Microsoft Copilot suggested he respond with phrases such as “congratulations!” after a terminally ill man said he planned to end his life through voluntary assisted dying. Hastie cited the incident as evidence of shortcomings in US-run software and called for AI operated in Australia. Defence officials warned that cutting Australia off from US-based processing could sharply reduce cyber capabilities.