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OpenAI Plans Security Sprint With Cathedral Systems and Raises Bounties
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- announced plans for an internal security sprint partnering with Cathedral Systems researchers to use OpenAI models alongside its teams to challenge
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We’re planning our next internal security sprint at OpenAI and partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use our models alongside our teams to challenge
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OpenAI is planning an internal security sprint with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI models alongside its teams to challenge its defenses and find and fix weaknesses. OpenAI is also raising bug bounty rewards, including more than quadrupling rewards for critical findings; exceptional findings may qualify for up to $172,000, including bonuses.
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As AI becomes more capable at finding vulnerabilities, defenders need to put it to work before attackers do.
We’re planning our next internal security sprint at OpenAI and partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use our models alongside our teams to challenge our defenses. They’ll bring differentiated expertise and approaches to our ongoing work to find and fix weaknesses with AI.
We’re also raising bug bounty rewards, including more than quadrupling rewards for critical findings. Exceptional findings will be eligible for up to $172,000, including bonuses.
We’ll keep advancing our models, using them to strengthen our own systems, and expanding access for trusted defenders.
https://openai.com/index/preparing-our-next-security-sprint-to-harden-openai/
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OpenAI is planning an internal security sprint with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI models alongside OpenAI teams to challenge the company’s defenses and find and fix weaknesses. OpenAI has also raised bug bounty rewards, more than quadrupling rewards for critical findings; exceptional findings may qualify for up to $172,000, including bonuses.
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