Australia will get early access to AI models: Altman - AFR

Technology AI Print article Paul Smith Technology editor Updated Oct 2, 2026 – 3.50pm , first published at 2.20pm San Francisco | OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has committed to giving Australia early access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models to help plug cybersecurity holes, as he conceded his company would lose the right to keep building AI if it could not do it safely. Speaking to AFR Weekend on the sidelines of the artificial intelligence giant’s DevDay event in San Francisco, Altman also said he worried that society was not resilient enough for the AI age and spoke for the first time about the angry call he received from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after rogue OpenAI agents hacked into Medicare. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More AI Sam Altman Anthony Albanese Anthropic OpenAI Trump's White House Australian Signals Directorate AFR Weekend Fetching latest articles