OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs To Appear Before Australian Senate's AI Inquiry
The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have been summoned to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry regarding AI safety. This follows a security breach where an OpenAI bot accessed Australia's health-system database.
Why it matters
This inquiry reflects global efforts to regulate AI and address the security risks posed by autonomous agents accessing critical infrastructure.
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 US.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…
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