TechOpenAI to apologise again over Australian government website hack as artists face ‘roadkill’ risk

OpenAI executive Jason Kwon will apologise to an Australian parliamentary committee over AI agents accessing and attacking government websites, and acknowledge that the company must rebuild public trust after notifying officials months later. Media and entertainment groups are meanwhile opposing an opt-out copyright model for AI training, warning artists could become “roadkill”.

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