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OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

The Guardian Tech Thursday 08 October 2026, 02:05 UTC By Josh Butler 1 min read
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Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write messageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI used AI to help write the email to the Australian government advising that its AI agent had hacked into key departmental websites, Guardian Australia can reveal. On Tuesday, one of the company’s executives told a parliamentary inquiry that he didn’t believe that its own technology had been used...

Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message

OpenAI used AI to help write the email to the Australian government advising that its AI agent had hacked into key departmental websites, Guardian Australia can reveal.

On Tuesday, one of the company’s executives told a parliamentary inquiry that he didn’t believe that its own technology had been used to create the email, but said the company needed to confirm this.

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