OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
Labor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenLabor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, will front the hearing alongside Adam Cohen, the company’s head of economic policy, and Asia-Pacific national security lead, Peter Anstee.
- ▪Labor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
- ▪Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenLabor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
- ▪Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, will front the hearing alongside Adam Cohen, the company’s head of economic policy, and Asia-Pacific national security lead, Peter Anste
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Labor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenLabor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPAustralian politicsOpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry saysUnions, 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 Josh ButlerMon 5 Oct 2026 10.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament’s committee on…
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