OpenAI expands access to cyber AI as hacking risks grow
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OpenAI expands access to cyber AI as hacking risks grow
""OpenAI aims to make tools as widely available as possible while preventing misuse through identity verification and monitoring systems, according to a blog post.""
""OpenAI is responding to similar security risks by trying to make its tools more widely available for defensive cyber work while still preventing nefarious actors from accessing them.""
""Users approved for the highest tier will gain access to GPT-5.4-Cyber, which has fewer restrictions on sensitive cybersecurity tasks, such as vulnerability research and analysis.""
""This is a team sport, we need to make sure that every single team is empowered to secure their systems," Fouad Matin, a cyber researcher at OpenAI, told reporters."
OpenAI is changing its cybersecurity strategy to focus on verifying user identities rather than restricting model capabilities. The company aims to make tools widely available while preventing misuse through identity verification and monitoring. OpenAI plans to expand its Trusted Access for Cyber program to thousands of individuals and security teams, contingent on verification checks. This approach contrasts with Anthropic's restrictive rollout. OpenAI is introducing new tiers in its program, allowing higher verification levels to access more powerful capabilities, including GPT-5.4-Cyber for advanced cybersecurity tasks.
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