Public archive from 10 MAY 2026; selected published work and related context.
Usually I'm the one writing about AI. But recently, the tables were turned. Someone sent me a link to an 89-page book about "redefining living through Cam Wilson teachings", seemingly made by AI So, I bought it. Once it arrived, things got even weirder https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/cam-wilson-ai-book-copyright-laws/107220714
OpenAI exec Jason Kwon flew to Australia to pledge to regain our trust after the Medicare Statistics hack last month. After the hearing, he told the ABC he "can't explain" why Australians don't trust AI (at higher rates than almost any country) This & more from today's hearing: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/openai-hearing-apology-key-takeaways/107235640
this is the most important story that I've ever written https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/drunk-ai-testing-unsw-research/107208104
Scoop: A controversial Sydney data centre project that was proposed to be built 20 metres from houses has been withdrawn by its developer, citing "changes in the regulatory environment." with Ange Lavoipierre https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/lane-cove-ai-data-centre-plans-abandoned-by-goodman-group/107205120
As OpenAI disclosed "dozens" more breaches, new evidence on Australia's incident reveals that the company's agents spent a week persistently trying to access new types and sources of Australian health data - with Clare Armstrong https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/openai-review-rogue-agents-australia-medicare-hack/107199074
NEW: OpenAI's agents also tried unsuccessfully to hack another Australian government agency, say researchers who believe this is "first reported instance of agents hacking a government". They claim bots left traces of trying to exploit a vulnerability on the AIHW website https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/openai-agents-plotted-to-access-data-amid-medicare-hack/107189504
Australia's cyber security agency has given new details re: the OpenAI Medicare stats hack: "The AI agent independently identified vulnerabilities and attempted to progress actions without direct human authorisation to ensure it was able to complete the activity it was assigned."
Scoop: Chats left by OpenAI agents appear to show how they worked together to circumvent cybersecurity protections to get Australian government health data. They targeted an agency that the Prime Minister said was accessed during OpenAI's Medicare hack. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/openai-agents-plotted-to-access-data-amid-medicare-hack/107189504
An OpenAI spokesperson confirms that its models did access internal Australian government files, but say that it was only "aggregate health statistics and internal file names." They say the hack happened in June, was discovered in August, and they reported it Sept 10
NEW: The Trump administration has made an extraordinary public intervention in Australia's digital of care debate It responded to a draft of the law saying it could lead to "extraterritorial censorship of protected speech” and demanded Australia exclude US tech companies
AI companies could be required to report 'rogue' AI incidents like OpenAI's HuggingFace hack, under a proposal being considered by the Australian federal government for its 'AI standards', the new rules for tech companies and data centres operators. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/australian-ai-data-centre-national-standards-consultation/107167464
NEW: Leaked documents shows the Albanese government has floated 2 ways to let AI companies train their models on Australian content One would let companies like OpenAI and Anthropic do this without paying some creators if they strike enough deals deals with enough rights holders
After discussions about AI safety hit the mainstream over the past week, OpenAI VP for global policy Ann O'Leary said that OpenAI has spent months internally planning efforts to co-ordinate the top AI companies to "pace the frontier".
AI has made racing for mathematical breakthroughs is "pointless" That's according to Australian mathematician Tristan Buckmaster, who was at the centre of a global controversy last week. He says AI is a great tool, but what happened to him shows the risks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/racing-to-solve-maths-problems-pointless-tristan-buckmaster-says/107141628
NEW: Dozens of AI data centre projects will escape Australia's proposed energy & water restrictions which aren't expected apply to green-lit projects. While the Prime Minister said they're "smaller", these projects are generally bigger & more power hungry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/the-ai-data-centres-set-to-escape-planned-restrictions/107097556
NEW: Government-backed Harrison.ai has: - laid off some Australian staff - told remaining staff they should be "player-coach" of AI agents, prompting some to leave - started a US-based teleradiology service hiring doctors to use their AI tools Know more? Get in touch https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/harrison-ai-lays-off-australian-staff-after-32m-investment/107110480
NEW: Internal gov emails reveal AI giant's Anthropic interest in up to 5GW of training capacity in NSW alone. That's 3+ times Australia's data centre capacity. This figure, from informal discussions, show the potential demand for data centre build out. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/claude-maker-anthropics-massive-data-centre-plans-nsw/107075532
NEW: AI music is going to be banned from Australia's top music charts unless it can prove that it was "substantially human-made" This comes weeks after a song with AI vocals became Australia's most played song https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ai-generated-music-to-be-banned-from-aria-charts/107072642
In what might be a first: A tribunal cited AI's potential for job market disruption as a reason justifying a bigger pay out to injured man, as it considered his lost future earnings. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/ai-disruption-compensation-court-payout/107062772
Crazy part of this story: WA Police say they consulted with Aboriginal Legal Service. ALS says this comprised an email, sent two days before the trial's launch, asking for a 20 minute meeting that never happened