OpenAI is expanding its cybersecurity program and launching a new AI model for security researchers

The new GPT-5.6-Cyber model, available to vetted defenders through Daybreak Red, completed 95% of advanced cybersecurity task requests in testing

OpenAI's Daybreak program now has two tiers, with the higher one giving partners access to a more advanced cybersecurity model.

The company introduced Daybreak in May as a way for its ecosystem partners to use its most advanced AI models to adapt to a rapidly changing threat landscape.

Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacks OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment. The

OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model Astra, tightens controls  Dawn

REG AD AI and ML Or how I learned to stop worrying and love dangerous AI After acknowledging last month that unreleased AI models committed what for human perpetrators would be computer crimes, OpenAI now says it cannot rule out the possibility that Astra, a pending model release not involved in its Hugging Face hack,

OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model, tightens controls  Reuters

Aug 7 : OpenAI said on Friday it cannot rule out that its upcoming AI model, Astra, has "critical" cybersecurity capabilities, prompting the startup to pause some internal development and trigger safety protocols.Under OpenAI's safety guidelines, a model reaches the "critical" threshold if it can autonomously identify