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TechCrunch · AI· Tim Fernholz·· 9 hr agoFeaturedAI score78

OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?

OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?

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Charge Robotics CTO Max Justicz used OpenAI's GPT 5.6 Sol via the Daybreak Blue program to find a severe Ubuntu vulnerability in about two hours, which he reported to the Debian Project and which was patched with no known exploitation. OpenAI announced ChatGPT Cyber for the top tier of its Daybreak Red offensive-security program, after saying the same model was used to scan the Linux kernel (finding 948 potential issues) and Firefox (81 "novel" vulnerabilities), alongside a $1 billion initiative for critical-infrastructure defenders. The article notes Justicz spent about $5,000 on subscriptions and tokens, that he says Daybreak Blue was recently "nerfed," and that OpenAI says only "thousands" of cybersecurity professionals participate in Daybreak.

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It weighs AI-assisted vulnerability discovery against defenders' limited resources and access, with concrete findings, costs and program details.

Source: TechCrunch · AI · techcrunch.com