{"id":25278,"date":"2026-10-05T14:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/openai-must-explain-action-taken-to-stop-ai-hacking-australians-private-data-chair-of-federal-inquiry-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:37:27","slug":"openai-must-explain-action-taken-to-stop-ai-hacking-australians-private-data-chair-of-federal-inquiry-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/openai-must-explain-action-taken-to-stop-ai-hacking-australians-private-data-chair-of-federal-inquiry-says\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians\u2019 private data, chair of federal inquiry says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">new political email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament\u2019s committee on artificial intelligence has warned, ahead of federal inquiry hearings which will grill the tech company alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google.<\/p>\n<p>Independent senator David Pocock is also demanding answers, saying OpenAI \u201cstill have a lot they need to answer\u201d about their AI agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/sep\/24\/anthony-albanese-says-openai-agent-hacked-medicare-extreme-concern-sam-altman\">accessing Services Australia data on Medicare<\/a> and the company\u2019s \u201cappalling\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/sep\/24\/openai-agent-hacked-medicare-australia-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb\"> tardiness in notifying the federal government<\/a> about the incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/oct\/02\/labor-anthony-albanese-online-gaming-esafety-coalition-angus-taylor-greens-david-shoebridge-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/oct\/06\/openai-must-explain-action-taken-to-stop-ai-hacking-australians-private-data-chair-of-federal-inquiry-says\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/69055f70964b98cc9af9644e80b0b554671c4a5d\/532_171_6666_5333\/master\/6666.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=3c86d6bb05eb5450e6edddbb4829d29f\" title=\"OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians\u2019 private data, chair of federal inquiry says\" \/>Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google<br \/>\nGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast<br \/>\nOpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament\u2019s committee on artificial intelligence has warned, ahead of federal inquiry hearings which will grill the tech company alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google.<br \/>\nIndependent senator David Pocock is also demanding answers, saying OpenAI \u201cstill have a lot they need to answer\u201d about their AI agent accessing Services Australia data on Medicare and the company\u2019s \u201cappalling\u201d tardiness in notifying the federal government about the incident.<br \/>\nFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament\u2019s committee on artificial intelligence &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/openai-must-explain-action-taken-to-stop-ai-hacking-australians-private-data-chair-of-federal-inquiry-says\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians\u2019 private data, chair of federal inquiry says<\/span> Read More 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