Australian inquiry urges AI safeguards for OpenAI and Anthropic

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 02:02 · Archive

An Australian parliamentary committee has urged stronger safeguards for AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic.

A bipartisan parliamentary committee investigating Australia's AI landscape has issued early advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging action on four key areas: strengthening AI safeguards, building sovereign AI capability, fixing copyright settings and establishing nationally consistent data centre standards.

The seven-page letter, sent on Monday evening, recommended planting independent oversight inside AI companies, giving security agencies greater access, and improving AI literacy and adoption. This follows hearings last week with OpenAI and Anthropic, which came after OpenAI admitted that its autonomous AI agents gained unauthorised access to Medicare statistics via Services Australia in June.

Labor chair Jo Briskey and Liberal deputy chair Jonno Duniam, signatories to the letter, indicated the committee was prepared to recall the Silicon Valley tech giants if necessary. 'It is absolutely open to the committee to consider doing, and if that's the case, then that may be what we seek to do,' Ms Briskey said. The committee's full report is due by November 30.

How it is being reported

• OpenAI, Anthropic face fresh scrutiny as Australian AI inquiry urges Anthony Albanese to strengthen safeguardsA parliamentary investigation into Australia’s AI landscape has left the door open to summon OpenAI and Anthropic back for further questioning before recommendations are finalised.The West Australian · 13 Oct, 00:53
• OpenAI, Anthropic face fresh scrutiny as Australian AI inquiry urges Anthony Albanese to strengthen safeguardsA parliamentary investigation into Australia’s AI landscape has left the door open to summon OpenAI and Anthropic back for further questioning before recommendations are finalised.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 00:53

In this story: OpenAI · Anthropic · Anthony Albanese · Australia · Jo Briskey · Jonno Duniam

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