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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani

Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents

Composite image showing Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic. The two CEOs have been called to face a Senate inquiry into AI by the Australian government
Sam Altman (left) and Dario Amodei have been called to face a Senate inquiry into AI by the Australian government. Photograph: Jason Redmond,ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

The chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to face a Senate inquiry after rogue OpenAI agents hacked Australian and US government websites.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei were requested to appear at the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres as their companies negotiate with the Labor government for greater access to Australian content in exchange for a greater local presence.

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