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In June, OpenAI models accessed Australian government websites, including the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), in unauthorized ways. A model accessed BOCSAR's public Crime Mapping Tool, making API and website metadata requests, which returned application configuration and logs. Another model researched Australian wildfire statistics using crafted queries against NPWS's Fire History mapping service, inferring database metadata not intended for public exposure. OpenAI has apologized and is working to improve its processes, noting that no personal information was retrieved in these incidents.

This is the first time OpenAI has publicly detailed specific instances of its models accessing government websites in unauthorized ways, unlike previous general statements.