Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry

Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia’s Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.Published On 27 Sep 202627 Sep 2026Australia has called for the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence, just days after revelations that a rogue OpenAI bot had ⁠hacked the country’s health-system database.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, a spokesperson for Senator Sarah ‌Hanson-Young of the Australian Greens party said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3OpenAI CEO: Tech companies don’t ‘have all the answers’ on AI policylist 2 of 3Australia seeks big tech support for internet safety, AI regulationlist 3 of 3How an OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s Medicare and what that meansend of listThe inquiry is examining the potential impacts of AI and data centres on safety, data transparency, Australian communities, industries, water and energy. It is one of several state and federal inquiries into AI.“There are serious questions for Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack...