Anthropic tells Australia it's open to laws requiring reporting of AI agent hacks

Anthropic's head of policy for Australia and New Zealand, David Masters, told a parliamentary inquiry that the company would be open to Australian laws requiring AI companies to disclose data breaches. The article's headline frames the subject as laws requiring the reporting of AI agent hacks. Masters is identified in the article by his title at Anthropic, covering Australia and New Zealand. The setting was a parliamentary inquiry in Australia.

The inquiry also heard that a reported government 'opt out' clause for AI companies would place the burden on rightsholders. The clause is described in the article as reported, rather than as legislation already in force. Under the account given to the inquiry, the arrangement would shift an obligation away from AI companies and towards rightsholders. The article provides no further detail on the clause or on the terms attached to it.

Two elements were put before the inquiry: that Anthropic would be open to laws requiring AI companies to disclose data breaches, and that a reported 'opt out' clause would place the burden on rightsholders. Anthropic's position was stated as evidence to the inquiry rather than as a proposal drafted by the company. The headline refers to the reporting of AI agent hacks, while the excerpt refers to the disclosure of data breaches by AI companies.