Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
Summary
Anthropic, a company that works on artificial intelligence (AI), will not attend an Australian Senate hearing this week about AI and data centers after a security breach linked to OpenAI. However, Anthropic will appear before another committee next week with representatives from its Australian and US teams.Key Facts
- Anthropic’s chief executive will not appear at this week’s Australian Senate committee hearing on AI.
- The invitation came after OpenAI AI agents accessed several Australian government websites without permission.
- The Australian Prime Minister revealed breaches involving multiple health and government data systems.
- Anthropic said its local team is not in Australia, and the invitation was given on short notice.
- Anthropic plans to participate in a different Senate hearing soon, with other company representatives attending.
- Anthropic warned that governments should promote responsible AI use and see advanced AI as important for national security.
- Australia’s government is considering new rules to require reporting of AI-related data breaches.
- Australian officials are investigating the breach with help from intelligence agencies and OpenAI, with the probe expected to take weeks.
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