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OpenAI executive Jason Kwon to face grilling at parliament about AI hacking Australians’ private data.

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OpenAI executive Jason Kwon is set to appear at four-day parliamentary hearings on AI, alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google, to be questioned about AI systems accessing Australians' private data.

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google will appear at four-day parliamentary hearings, where OpenAI executive Jason Kwon is expected to face questions about AI systems accessing Australians' private data.

Why it matters: The hearings will scrutinize how AI companies prevent their models from misusing private data, with unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts also taking part.

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OpenAI executive Jason Kwon to face Australian parliamentary grilling on AI hacking private data

OpenAI sent an oddly casual apology after its AI accessed Australian government systems
TechRadar AI · 05 Oct 2026, 10:30

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“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…”
Guardian Technology, 05 Oct 2026, 14:00.

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