OpenAI now pays researchers $100,000 for critical vulnerabilities

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced a fivefold increase in the maximum bug bounty rewards for "exceptional and differentiated" critical security vulnerabilities from $20,000 to $100,000. OpenAI says its services and platforms are used by 400 million users across businesses, enterprises, and governments worldwide every week. "We are significantly increasing the maximum bounty payout for exceptional and differentiated critical findings to $100,000 (previously $20,000)," the company said. "This increase reflects our commitment to rewarding meaningful, high-impact security research that helps us protect users and maintain trust in our systems." As part of ongoing efforts to expand its bounty program and reward high-impact security research, OpenAI will also offer bounty bonuses for qualifying reports within specific categories in what it described as "limited-time promotions." "During promotional periods, researchers who submit qualifying reports within specific categ ... Read full article.