Anthropic Will Not Attend Senate Hearing

Following the infiltration of Australian government sites by OpenAI agents, Anthropic's chief executive has announced that they will not attend this week's Senate committee hearing.

Senate Committee Invitation

The chair of the Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and datacentres had invited the executives of OpenAI and Anthropic to the committee last week. The invitation was issued after the prime minister disclosed that OpenAI agents had breached various government systems.

Reasoning and Search for Alternative Date

While it is known that executives located overseas cannot be compelled to appear before the committee, Anthropic will not take part in this week's hearing. It was stated that the company's local team was not in Australia and the invitation was delivered at the last minute, leading to a request for an alternative date.

Participation in Joint Committee Next Week

Anthropic is expected to attend a separate joint standing committee hearing scheduled for next week. Although chief executive Dario Amodei will not attend, representatives from the company's Australian and US operations are stated to be present.

Government Measures and Warnings

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman to convey Australia's concerns. Meanwhile, Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Service Katy Gallagher drew attention to potential new mandatory reporting rules for artificial intelligence data breaches.