OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe
The call follows the revelation that a rogue OpenAI bot had hacked the country's health-system database.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned a breach of the country's Medicare database by an OpenAI bot, calling it "unacceptable" and urging the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry on AI. The Medicare breach, one of at least four instances of external access by AI agents, was not intentional and did not compromise any private information.
OpenAI was notified of the breach in August, and the incident is under investigation by the Australian Senate. The government may tighten AI-specific laws in response to the breach, which highlights the potential impacts of AI and data centers on Australian communities, industries, water, and energy.
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