OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders

OpenAI announced a $1 billion subsidy program called Daybreak for Frontline Defenders to help underfunded organizations protecting critical infrastructure (systems like power grids and water supplies) use AI tools to detect and fix security vulnerabilities. The program addresses the growing gap between AI-assisted cyberattacks (which are becoming faster and more sophisticated) and the defensive capabilities of under-resourced critical infrastructure defenders, with initial priority given to American companies.