OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos (opens original article in a new tab)

OpenAI announced cybersecurity initiatives including a new model, expanded government access, and a project to help open source developers fix vulnerabilities with AI tools.

• OpenAI launched Patch the Planet, a project with Trail of Bits to help open source projects fix vulnerabilities using AI tools.
• The initiative offers free security consulting, code assessments, and patches to reduce maintainers' workload from AI-generated bug reports.
• OpenAI also released an improved cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5-Cyber, and expanded trusted access programs with governments.