New numbers from OpenAI's cyber work: one model run started with 2,308 candidates, reproduced 1,724, and produced 948 unique Linux local privilege escalation exploits, each wit...
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Update: OpenAI's cyber model run found 948 Linux root exploits at about $1,279 each
New numbers from OpenAI's cyber work: one model run started with 2,308 candidates, reproduced 1,724, and produced 948 unique Linux local privilege escalation exploits, each wit...
New numbers from OpenAI's cyber work: one model run started with 2,308 candidates, reproduced 1,724, and produced 948 unique Linux local privilege escalation exploits, each with a candidate patch, for $1.21 million in API credits. A July run with GPT-5.6 Sol found 166. OpenAI is reporting the findings to Linux...
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Signal Strength 92%
Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 57
Category SECURITY
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Practical Impact Score 20
Novelty Interest Score 94
Consequence Score 34
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 69
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