OpenAI, a rising technology company dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence, recently announced a new program in collaboration with Bugcrowd Inc., a cybersecurity platform—the Bug Bounty Program. This program encourages security researches, ethical hackers, and technology-savvy individuals to search for potential security vulnerabilities and report them in exchange for financial compensation.
The OpenAI Bug Bounty Program offers payments of up to $20,000 depending on the severity of the vulnerability found. According to the company, payments will range from $200 for low-severity findings to possible rewards up to $20,000 for exceptional discoveries.
In addition to offering incentives for finding vulnerabilities, the company urges users to familiarize themselves with the terms of service and to only test the products within the guidelines provided by OpenAI to avoid violation of the terms of use.
Since the launch of the program, thousands of security researches, ethical hackers and technology-savvy individuals have applied and identified dozens of vulnerabilities, with the average payout being $1,054.
OpenAI has earned considerable success for its chatbot, ChatGPT, proving to the public that its technology is reliable and secure. With the Bug Bounty Program, the company aims to ensure its AI systems are constantly undergoing necessary improvements and protected from potential flaws. OpenAI aims to achieve this goal through collaboration, transparency, and officially rewarding its users for their diligence in identifying vulnerabilities.
