OpenAI commits $1B in AI credits to frontline cyber defenders
04-09-2026 01:47 via theregister.com

OpenAI commits $1B in AI credits to frontline cyber defenders

OpenAI has pledged $1 billion in credits to subsidize access to its services and training for resource-strapped cyber defenders around the world. The AI giant expects organizations to use the subsidized credits over the next six months as part of its Daybreak for Frontline Defenders initiative, announced Thursday. Critical infrastructure organizations, community banks, nonprofits, and open-source maintainers can apply for access credits online. These are the defenders tasked with securing critic
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