Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.

Crossbencher Allegra Spender says she doubts the bosses of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies will “turn up” to a Senate inquiry but has called for greater accountability following the Medicare breach earlier this year. The Greens have summoned the chiefs of OpenAI and Anthropic to front the Senate Inquiry into AI Data Centres. “AI companies need to earn their social licence,” Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young said at the weekend. “That starts with transparency and accountability. “There are serious questions for (OpenAI cheif executive) Sam Altman to answer about the OpenAI hack of Australian government websites. “This can’t all be done behind closed doors, the public has a right to know what went on here.” Ms Spender echoed the concern on Monday, saying that “many Australians are rightly worried about AI”. “And it goes much more broadly than this specific issue in relation to Medicare,” the Community Strong Australia MP told Nine’s Today. “I think people are really worried that there are broader risks from AI to the country, including from cyber attacks. “So, I don’t think those guys are going to turn up, but we do expect accountability from those major companies who have such a massive impact on Australia.” She said Australia “should be trying (to) beef-up our own AI security, which is why I believe the government needs to invest much more in the AI Safety Institute because currently it’s funded to around $8m a year”. Ms Spender said the sum “does not compare to the literally hundreds of billions of dollars that these companies are investing in their own systems”. Since Anthony Albanese revealed the Medicare statistics hack last week, OpenAI has confirmed more agents had gone rogue and breached websites run by “governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions”, including US government websites. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said he was “not at all surprised” but cautioned against “unnecessary fear mongering”. “I think it’s very clear that (OpenAI and Anthropic) are trying to get on top of this issue, that they’re grappling with this very fast evolving technology, and they may themselves not have full visibility of what these models have done and that is worrying, and we should treat these incidents in Australia as a free warning because the next time it could be much more serious,” he told ABC’s Radio National. “I think we should be having a conversation about mandatory notifications because in this instance, OpenAI voluntarily disclosed it to the Australian government. “It’s possible there have been other incidents that the government has not detected itself and have not been voluntarily disclosed. “And there are people with malign intent looking at our government systems, looking at our financial systems, our electricity networks and thinking about how they can use this technology to exploit it, and I guarantee you they will not be telling us about it.” Anthropic researchers earlier this month sounded the alarm over AI’s future, with one quitting his job. The researcher who quit, Jacob Coxon, had previously worked with OpenAI. “Neither company is acting responsibly,” he said in a series of social media posts pleading with people to “not underestimate the power of this technology”. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Mr Altman warned the UN Security Council last week that AI could become uncontrollable. He said “as AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions, concentrate power in too few hands or make decisions that people no longer understand or control”. The Albanese government launched a taskforce in response to the Medicare breach. The taskforce was ordered to test the adequacy of Australia’s laws as part of its investigation.