Anthropic boss to skip Senate grilling into rogue AI agents

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 28, 2026

A snap inquiry into the Medicare breach is in doubt as one AI firm said it could not attend and the other is yet to confirm.

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Anthropic boss to skip Senate grilling into rogue AI agents

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