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OpenAI pays 25000 for GPT-5.5 jailbreaks and safety bypasses in new bounty challenge
Technology
Published on 24 April 2026
The bounty asks for universal prompts, not just one hack
OpenAI has launched a “bio bug bounty” offering $25,000 to vetted security researchers who can bypass safety guardrails on its latest model, GPT-5.5. The program aims to identify universal jailbreak prompts and expand external adversarial testing, signaling a more open, researcher-driven approach to stress-testing AI safety.
- OpenAI offers $25,000 via a “bio bug bounty” for GPT-5.5 jailbreaks
- Researchers must bypass safety guardrails using jailbreak prompts
- The focus is on universal prompts, not isolated vulnerabilities
- The move increases external adversarial testing for AI safety
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