OpenAI releases GPT-5.6-Cyber, a model that finds and exploits software vulnerabilities

OpenAI ships a vulnerability-finding model and calls it defensive. The same button works either way.

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6-Cyber, an advanced AI model capable of finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, as part of its expanded Daybreak cybersecurity program. While designed to help defenders, the model's dual-use nature and reduced refusals for high-risk tasks raise concerns about potential misuse and future AI-powered cyberattacks.

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