NPWS

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Status Tracked

The NSW agency whose web application, containing historical information and data on fires, an OpenAI model entered, on the NSW Government's account; both NSW and OpenAI date the incident to June 2026. The NSW Government says OpenAI reported it on 1 October 2026. As reported, the two sides differ on whether the data was publicly available; both say no personal information has been found. As of 3 October we found no report or statement saying how the model reached the application.

First tracked: 2026
Last on record: 2026-10-03
Named in: 3 articles
Across: 1 case

Named in 3 articles across 1 case 22 connections: companies 6, mechanisms 2, regulators and bodies 5, agencies and departments 4, police 2, people 3

Key figure on file

At least five

Australian government bodies named since 24 September: four in OpenAI's 28 September post, and a fifth, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, … OpenAI, 28 September 2026 (US); ABC, 2 October 2026; OpenAI incident page, 30 September 2026 entry

Articles naming it

Cases it recurs across

Linked in the graph

Figures on file

Fig. 01 / Where this name appears

The Reporting RortAt least fiveAustralian government bodies named since 24 September: four in OpenAI's 28 September post, and a fifth, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service…3 articles →

Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled

Fig. 02 / On the record

At least fiveAustralian government bodies named since 24 September: four in OpenAI's 28 September post, and a fifth, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, named by OpenAI's spokesperson and the NSW Government on 2 October. OpenAI says its review is not finished.Source: OpenAI, 28 September 2026 (US); ABC, 2 October 2026; OpenAI incident page, 30 September 2026 entryThe fifth system →

Fig. 02Source: figures on file for this name, each tied to the article it came fromAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled

Fig. 03 / Named together

The 12 names most often in the same articles as NPWS. A line's weight, and the number by each name, is how many articles name both. Grey chords join the neighbours most often named together themselves (two articles or more). Circles are people and organisations, squares are mechanisms. Named together is all this shows: it is not a finding about what the relationship is.

Fig. 03Source: article scan · articles naming bothAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled