Security on the Path to AGI

Security on the path to AGI

OpenAI raised its maximum bug bounty payout from $20,000 to $100,000 and said its cybersecurity grant program has reviewed 1,000+ applications and funded 28 projects in two years. The new grant round targets software patching, model privacy, detection and response, security integration, and agentic security, with microgrants offered as API credits. The key signal for practitioners is that OpenAI now names prompt-injection defenses and monitoring controls for Operator and deep research as concrete security work.

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass: the 5x bounty increase is a clear hook, and the post names concrete agent-security targets plus grant metrics. Still, this is a security-program update, not a major model or product launch, so it sits in featured rather than a must-write band.