Last Tuesday, the Artificial Intelligence company OpenAI announced the launch of its “OpenAI Bug Bounty” program which will award users bounties for reporting any suspicious activity, flaws or vulnerabilities in their ChatGPT system. Rewards range from US$200 to US$20,000 depending on the severity of the particular bug found.
OpenAI, the company founded in 2015 by some of the world’s foremost technology leaders such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman, has been working to facilitate the exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Their ChatGPT system is a text-generation platform that is designed to analyze conversations and generate dialogue.
The company emphasized that the rewards won’t apply to malicious or inappropriate content created in their system as per Reuters reports. However, the platform has received criticism earlier this year when it was blocked in Italy over violation of privacy laws.
This announcement is just the latest example of tech companies embracing the practice of enticing programmers and ethical hackers to look for bugs within their systems, as this type of practice helps to identify potential vulnerabilities and exploits. This rewards program incentivizes people to spend laborious hours data mining for vulnerabilities, ensuring that any potential mishaps are taken care of in a timely and effective manner.
OpenAI was co-founded by four well-known tech leaders, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman and Sam Altman, who sought to advance the research on artificial intelligence. The team of creators believes in building trustworthy & secure AI products that not only help to save time and energy, but also simplify complex tasks.
The co-founder, Elon Musk, is a multidimensional entrepreneur and well-respected name in the technological world. He is best known as the founder & CEO of the companies Tesla and SpaceX, with a mission to make our planet more sustainable and provide more affordable access to space. He’s one of the few people to have founded successful businesses across the auto, space and technology sectors.
OpenAI’s Bug Bounty program reflects the company’s commitment to providing the most secure platform for its users. By offering these rewards, OpenAI ensures its system is constantly evaluated and any pitfalls are quickly identified and fixed, in order to guarantee that their users can continue to trust their platform.
