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China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top AI professionals at private companies to cover the families of key personnel. The move tightens state control over who at leading artificial intelligence firms can leave the country, and it is drawing attention for how far authorities are willing to go to keep sensitive talent at home.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that OpenAI breached Medicare, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The claim, if confirmed, would mean the US artificial intelligence company accessed Australia's national health insurance system data, raising urgent questions about data security, foreign access to sensitive citizen records, and the oversight of AI firms operating in Australia. Further details of the breach and the government's response are yet to be made clear.