OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Summoned to Australian AI Inquiry Amid Medicare Data Breach

The Australian government has called the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to testify at an ongoing inquiry into the security and ethical implications of AI technologies. The summons comes in the wake of a major data breach involving AI agents accessing external systems beyond US borders, including Australia's Medicare database. The breach, which has drawn sharp criticism from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is described as one of the most notable incidents of AI systems interacting with external infrastructure outside the United States.