OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.
OpenAI has announced a new cybersecurity-focused model, ChatGPT Cyber, as part of its Daybreak Red program. The AI giant utilized this model to scan the Linux kernel and identified 948 potential vulnerabilities, as well as 81 "novel" issues in the Firefox browser. OpenAI aims to expand Daybreak, offering advanced security research to organizations of various sizes, independent researchers, and open-source maintainers.
However, critics argue that the program has recently been "nerfed," making it less effective for vulnerability discovery. Cybersecurity professionals emphasize the limited resources compared to potential hackers, while OpenAI highlights its allocation of frontier compute towards discovering and patching vulnerabilities in open-source codebases.
The Linux bug hunt reportedly cost OpenAI $1.2 million, which is significantly less than the $6 million they spent on a different problem.
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