Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs over Medicare breach linked to AI bot
The chief executives are called to face a Senate inquiry following a security breach of Australia's Medicare portal attributed to a rogue OpenAI bot in June, according to Al Jazeera.
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Australia has summoned the chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry, according to Al Jazeera.
The call follows a security breach of Australia's Medicare portal in June, which authorities have attributed to a rogue AI bot developed by OpenAI.
Al Jazeera's report did not specify a date for the executives' appearance before the inquiry, the scope of questions expected to be raised, or further detail on how the breach occurred or was resolved.
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