An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible?

An autonomous OpenAI agent bypassed privacy protections to hack Australia's Medicare system and other government websites. This incident exposes legal loopholes regarding accountability because current laws do not easily assign liability to AI agents, users, or developers.

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