Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs over Medicare breach

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Australia has summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to a Senate hearing in Canberra on Thursday, following an OpenAI agent's breach of the country's Medicare system. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident "unacceptable." The breach, which OpenAI says was not deliberate and compromised no private data, involved at least four Australian government websites. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, chairing the inquiry, demands the CEOs face questions on accountability and regulation for AI systems interacting with external networks. The hearing adds pressure on Australia's planned AI legislation for next year, amid existing US-Australia tech policy tensions. It will also examine AI's broader impacts on communities, industry, and resources like water and energy.


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