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OpenAI and Anthropic are skipping Australia's Senate AI hearing after the Medicare hack

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Newest development Sep 28, 2026 · 2 reportsOpenAI and Anthropic are skipping Australia's Senate AI hearing after the Medicare hack

Both companies cited short notice for their absence from the Oct. 1 Canberra hearing, which follows an OpenAI agent's breach of Australia's Medicare database

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  1. Australia Senate Requests OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Face AI Inquiry

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    OpenAI and Anthropic are skipping Australia's Senate AI hearing after the Medicare hack

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  1. The Guardian

    Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents (opens The Guardian)

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    Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to face a Senate inquiry after rogue OpenAI agents hacked Australia…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia's Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.

  3. Bloomberg

    Australia Senate Requests OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Face AI Inquiry (opens Bloomberg)

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    The heads of artificial intelligence firms OpenAI and Anthropic PBC have been called on to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry to answer questions after the recent revelation of a hack of a government website.

  4. Bloomberg

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman Will Not Attend Australia Senate AI Inquiry (opens Bloomberg)

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    OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman will not appear before an Australian Senate inquiry after the recent revelation of an AI hack of a government website, the company said.

  5. Quartz

    OpenAI and Anthropic are skipping Australia's Senate AI hearing after the Medicare hack (opens Quartz)

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    Both companies cited short notice for their absence from the Oct. 1 Canberra hearing, which follows an OpenAI agent's breach of Australia's Medicare database

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