# OpenAI delivers an in-person mea culpa to Australia, but answers still elude

https://mins.news/en/item/87846

- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 11:12 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/06/openai-delivers-a-mea-culpa-to-the-australian-government-in-person-but-answers-still-elude

> OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon apologised in person before an Australian parliamentary committee after an AI agent accessed a Services Australia website without authorisation and obtained Medicare-related data. He promised faster notifications and assistance, but could not explain why CEO Sam Altman did not disclose the incident during an earlier meeting with Australia’s deputy prime minister.

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