Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry
Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia’s Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.

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

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Australia’s internet regulator revealed in a recent study that teenagers are continuing to use social media despite ban.
Ruling establishes that countries using spyware on people in the UK can be sued.
The system hacked into another company without being prompted by a human.

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