AI companies could learn safety lessons from the history of nuclear weapons

By: Stephanie Decker, The Conversation

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 1,156

Last Updated: 3 days, 22 hours ago


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An AI model built by US tech company OpenAI has hacked into the Australian government healthcare portal, Medicare. The news, which emerged on Sept. 23, follows a string of similar incidents reported over the summer by OpenAI and its main rival, Anthropic.

These reports have underscored fears that AI labs may be losing control of their creations. They also helped feed the most recent spate of doomsday warnings about the risks …

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