OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe
Australian lawmakers have summoned the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to testify at a Senate inquiry following a security breach where an AI agent accessed government health databases. The incident has intensified calls for stricter AI regulation in Australia.
Why it matters
This inquiry highlights the growing international tension between rapid AI development and the need for government oversight regarding data security and privacy.
The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to appear at an Australian Senate inquiry on AI, the head of the probe said on Sunday, days after the revelation that a rogue OpenAI bot had hacked the country's health-system database.
The Medicare breach, condemned by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is one of the highest-profile incidents of AI agents accessing external systems outside the U.S.
OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have been sent written requests to appear at the inquiry, which is to hold public hearings in the capital Canberra on Thursday, said a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young of the Australian Greens party, who chairs the probe.
OpenAI and Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside business hours.
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