OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 Bio Bug Bounty program for red-teaming AI biosecurity safeguards
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Summary
OpenAI is launching a Bio Bug Bounty program for GPT-5.5, inviting researchers with expertise in AI red teaming, security, or biosecurity to find a universal jailbreak prompt that can defeat a five-question bio safety challenge. The challenge aims to strengthen safeguards against advanced AI capabilities in biology. Applications open April 23, with rewards up to $25,000.
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We're inviting researchers with experience in AI red teaming, security, or biosecurity to try to find a universal jailbreak that can defeat our five-question bio safety challenge.
Challenge: Identify one universal jailbreaking prompt to successfully answer all five bio safety questions from a clean chat without prompting moderation.
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