After Sam Altman trash-talked Anthropic for gatekeeping its cybersecurity software Mythos by solely releasing it to pick customers, he confirmed that OpenAI could be doing the identical with its competing software, Cyber.
Altman stated in a put up on X on Thursday that OpenAI will start rolling out GPT-5.5 Cyber “to important cyber defenders” within the subsequent few days. OpenAI has an software on its web site the place folks submit details about their credentials and deliberate use in an effort to acquire entry.
Cyber can carry out such duties as penetration testing, vulnerability identification (and exploitation), and malware reverse engineering, the appliance implies. It’s meant to be a toolkit to assist an organization discover security holes and take a look at defenses. The concern is that the package might be misused by the dangerous guys.
When Anthropic equally restricted entry to Mythos, Altman known as the tactic fear-based advertising. Some critics additionally thought so, saying Anthropic’s rhetoric was overblown. Sarcastically, an unauthorized group reportedly managed to realize entry to Mythos anyway.
OpenAI says it’s working to make Cyber extra extensively out there by consulting with the U.S. authorities and figuring out extra customers with legit cybersecurity credentials.
