OpenAI is committing $1 billion to subsidize access to its cyber-capable AI models for critical infrastructure defenders and launching a center to train security professionals in the U.S. public sector, as part of an expansion of its Daybreak program, the company said.
What’s New
The Daybreak Defense Network will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about specific costs or eligibility criteria. The company has selected HackerOne as one of a limited group of cybersecurity vendors with early access to its frontier cyber capabilities through the network. OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has separately published a blog post describing the use of AI agents to find and fix security vulnerabilities.
Why It Matters
“There are a large amount of people and organizations that want to uplevel their security, but they don’t know how,” Brockman said, adding that without broader adoption of AI-assisted defense, “it’s possible we can expect critical infrastructure outages as part of normal life.” The pledge follows a separate letter signed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies calling for coordinated industry defense against AI-driven cyber threats, and reflects a wider push by frontier AI labs to position their models as tools for under-resourced defenders in sectors like water, energy and healthcare.
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