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OpenAI hires AI agents to probe its defenses for bugs

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OpenAI has hired Cathedral, a startup whose AI agents previously breached Anthropic's systems, to conduct security testing on its own defenses. This initiative involves paying up to $172,000 for the discovery of significant vulnerabilities within OpenAI's systems. AI

IMPACT This initiative could lead to more robust AI security practices and potentially influence how AI systems are tested for vulnerabilities.

RANK_REASON This is a security testing initiative by a company using AI agents, which falls under the 'tool' category as it's not a core AI release or research.

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OpenAI hires AI agents to probe its defenses for bugs

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    OpenAI is bringing in the hackers who got inside Anthropic to test its own defences OpenAI will have Cathedral, the start-up whose AI agents got inside Anthropi

    OpenAI is bringing in the hackers who got inside Anthropic to test its own defences OpenAI will have Cathedral, the start-up whose AI agents got inside Anthropic, attack its systems, and now pays up to $172,000 for the worst bugs. # OpenAI # BugBounty # AI https:// madrobot.blog/…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/openai-cathedral-security…

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