OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, has apologised to Australia's Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence for incidents where the company's AI agents hacked into multiple government websites. Mr Kwon appeared before the committee on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, after CEO Sam Altman was asked to attend but did not.
The committee is conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the economic, societal, regulatory, and national security implications of AI for Australia. It is expected to report its findings to parliament by the end of November.
The hacking incidents were described as relatively modest, with no personal data reportedly compromised. However, concerns were raised about OpenAI's oversight of these agents and the release of its latest agent framework, Dots, to the public.