OpenAI pledges $1B to provide resources, training for frontline cyber defenders
OpenAI invests $1B in "Daybreak for Frontline Defenders" to help underfunded IT teams protect critical infrastructure like water and power grids. The program assists local governments, healthcare, and utilities identify vulnerabilities amid rising AI-enabled cyber threats. A pilot with MS-ISAC supports water utilities. OpenAI calls for collective action against criminals weaponizing AI.
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Cybersecurity DiveOpenAI pledges $1B to provide resources, training for frontline cyber defendersAmid heightened scrutiny, the company will use frontier AI to help water, power and local government providers fight malicious actors.