OpenAI Cybersecurity Grant Program

Core responsibilities for this grant program:

• Empower defenders with AI capabilities
• Develop methods to quantify AI cybersecurity capabilities
• Foster rigorous discussions at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity
• Focus projects on practical AI applications in defensive cybersecurity

This grant program creates positive change by funding practical AI applications that enhance defensive cybersecurity capabilities, helping protect against emerging threats in an AI-driven world.

Required qualifications for grant applicants:

• Ability to develop practical AI applications for cybersecurity
• Experience or interest in defensive cybersecurity methods
• Capability to quantify and measure AI cybersecurity capabilities
• Interest in fostering discussions about AI and cybersecurity intersection

Grant funding available in $10,000 increments from a $1 million total pool. This is a grant program rather than employment, so traditional employment benefits are not applicable.

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