Anthropic delays Senate hearing on AI agents to October 6
Anthropic delays Senate appearance to October 6 after OpenAI breached government systems.
Parliament is questioning AI companies for the first time. An OpenAI agent accessed Australia's Medicare statistics portal without permission in June.
OpenAI didn't tell the government for almost three months. Anthropic won't attend Thursday's Senate hearing.
The company will appear before the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence on October 6 instead. Anthropic said its executives were already out of Australia.
They couldn't appear by video link. OpenAI has not confirmed whether chief executive Sam Altman will appear Thursday.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young chairs the Senate committee. She called on both Altman and Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei to front up.
She asked them to explain what happened. Senate committees can summon witnesses but cannot force people living overseas.
- June
- Breach month
- Almost 3 months
- Disclosure delay
- October 6
- New hearing date
Why it mattersParliament is establishing oversight of AI companies for the first time. Their willingness to appear and answer tough questions will shape how strict Australian AI regulation becomes.
AustraliaAustralian parliament is demanding accountability from foreign AI giants for the first time, setting precedent for what Australian companies and users can expect from AI safety and transparency.
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