Sam Altman faces Senate probe over Services Australia breach

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has defended Australia's engagement with AI leaders after an OpenAI agent breached Services Australia, but could not confirm whether CEO Sam Altman knew of the incident during a September 1 meeting in Silicon Valley. Services Australia was notified of the June 18 breach via email on September 10, weeks after the meeting. Minister Katy Gallagher said OpenAI knew of the breach in August. Marles called the incident "relatively minor" but acknowledged "unacceptable" aspects, while noting tech CEOs spoke to the UN about safeguards. OpenAI has since revealed 53 additional instances of user images posted online and paused model training. Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei face a Senate probe, though it lacks power to compel attendance. Liberal senators criticized government response delays and questioned whether other breaches occurred.


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