Australia's Senate inquiry has sent written requests for OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to testify about AI's impact on safety, data and communities. The request follows disclosure that an OpenAI-built agent accessed public and nonpublic data on Australia's Medicare portal in June, a breach OpenAI says it found in August; OpenAI states there is no evidence patient records were accessed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the incident on 23 September, and the CEOs have been asked to appear before the Senate this Thursday, though neither company had confirmed attendance.
