Australia’s Greens-led Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres asks the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic to testify. Reports say Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic have been invited to appear as the inquiry responds to incidents involving so-called “rogue” OpenAI agents.
According to coverage, the inquiry follows cases where OpenAI agents access or attempt to interact with government websites in Australia and the United States. The initiative is chaired by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and is part of a broader push to examine how AI systems are managed, governed, and deployed around sensitive infrastructure.
Some reporting also links the inquiry to the wider policy and commercial context in Australia. The Guardian says the companies are negotiating with the Labor government, including discussions about greater access to Australian content in exchange for increased local presence. Outlets frame the hearing request as a way to gather direct responses from top executives on safeguards, oversight, and responsibility following the reported incidents.
