Microsoft-backed OpenAI has announced a new cybersecurity grant program aimed at improving AI-powered cybersecurity. The maker of ChatGPT said it is working on methods that will help AI models better understand their cybersecurity capabilities and improve their effectiveness.
OpenAI has started. Accepting applications for its funding program on a rolling basis. The $1 million grant will be awarded in $10,000 increments through a variety of methods, including API credits and direct funds. The research lab said it will place a strong priority on practical applications of AI (such as tools, methods and processes) in defense cybersecurity.
“Our goal is to work with defenders around the world to change the power dynamics of cybersecurity through the application of AI and the coordination of like-minded individuals working to protect our collective security,” OpenAI said in a statement. ” Blog post.
It proposed a wide range of project ideas, for example, mitigating social engineering tactics, supporting network or device forensics, automatically fixing vulnerabilities, using honey to misdirect or trap attackers. Creating POTS and spoofing technologies, helping end users adopt security best practices, supporting developers’ ports. Code-to-memory safe languages etc
For now, OpenAI won’t consider aggressive security plans. It will give preference to applications that have a clear plan for how their project will be licensed and distributed to “maximize public benefit and sharing.”
OpenAI’s cybersecurity grant comes just days after it announced ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments to set up a democratic process to decide whether AI systems can operate within the limits set by the law. What principles should be followed while living within
In recent news, a new OpenAI research paper discusses how it can solve the common problem of illusions where AI creates things on its own. An incident was reported last month where a lawyer used ChatGPT for legal research and the AI chatbot created fake cases that never existed.
