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OpenAI Offers $50,000 to Crack GPT-5.6 Biosafety Guardrails

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  • Foundation Models
  • Policy & Regulation

On July 9, 2026, OpenAI launched an invitation-only program, the OpenAI Bio Bounty Program, that pays external researchers up to $50,000 for finding a "universal jailbreak" that defeats the biosafety guardrails of its frontier models. The effort turns a previous GPT-5.5 bug bounty into an ongoing program, doubling the top reward from $25,000. It centers on the newly released GPT-5.6, while GPT-5.5 remains in scope until July 27, 2026. (official announcement)

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