OpenAI gives Ukraine access to Daybreak cyber-defense tool

OpenAI is giving Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation access to Daybreak, an AI tool that detects software vulnerabilities. Dmytro Kushneruk, Ukraine's Consul General in San Francisco, and Sasha Baker, OpenAI's Head of National Security Policy, announced the offer on Wednesday during the UN General Assembly. Daybreak runs on GPT-5.6 Sol. The tool scans aging systems for weak points. It checks whether suspected vulnerabilities are exploitable. It confirms whether a patch closes a vulnerability before release. Baker said OpenAI supports Ukraine's cyber defenders. OpenAI also gives cyber agencies in France, Germany, and Poland access to its models. CERT Polska used the tool to find six vulnerabilities in commercial router software. The vendor has patched all six vulnerabilities. OpenAI pledged $1 billion in subsidized Daybreak access for resource-strapped defenders worldwide on September 3. OpenAI said it would expand the program to partner countries within weeks. Ukraine's access was unveiled three weeks later. OpenAI's usage policy banned military and warfare activity until January 2024. The company removed that restriction from its policy page on January 10 of that year. Jamie MacColl of the Royal United Services Institute said Western firms can also gain valuable intelligence from an active war zone.