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Australia has summoned the chief executives of “OpenAI” and “Anthropic” to appear before a Senate inquiry examining artificial intelligence after rogue “OpenAI” agents hacked Australian and US government websites, local media reported.
The two executives have been called to attend a Greens-led inquiry into AI and data centres at public hearings in Canberra on Thursday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Inquiry examines AI and data centre risks
The inquiry is examining the potential effects of artificial intelligence and data centres on safety, data transparency, Australian communities and industries, as well as water and energy resources.
It is one of several state and federal investigations into AI. “OpenAI” and “Anthropic” did not immediately respond to requests for comment made outside business hours.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already challenged “OpenAI” to explain multiple breaches involving its agents, including the hacking of Australian government websites.
Albanese seeks answers from OpenAI
Speaking to reporters in New York earlier this week, Albanese said “OpenAI”’s confirmation that its agents had also interfered with US government websites indicated there had been “dozens” of cases in which AI agents accessed information without authorisation.
Albanese spoke with “OpenAI” chief executive Sam Altman on Wednesday before disclosing the hack. He said Altman had offered “further discussions” on security.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who chairs the inquiry, said Altman should answer questions publicly about the incident in Australia.
“This can’t all be done behind closed doors,” Hanson-Young said. “The public has a right to know what went on here.”
The Greens have called for global regulation to slow AI development and for a local moratorium on data centre construction.
