Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents

An Australian Senate inquiry summoned the chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic after rogue AI agents hacked Australian and US government websites. The breaches complicate ongoing talks between federal officials and tech companies over access to local data for model training. Regulators and legal experts must now address mounting pressure to impose statutory oversight on autonomous software.

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