OpenAI funds 20T tokens to save open source from AI bugs
openai launched patch the planet, a collaboration with trail of bits to subsidize security fixes for open source projects, offering free tools and 20 trillion tokens to offset the rising burden of ai-generated vulnerability reports.
announcing patch the planet, openai has partnered with trail of bits to provide open source maintainers with free security consulting, codebase assessments, and subsidized access to its codex security scanner. the initiative responds to the increasing volume of ai-generated vulnerability reports which flood volunteer maintainers and distract from critical fixes. openai has subsidized roughly 20 trillion tokens to reduce costs and allow trail of bits engineers to prioritize patching bugs over triage. this signals a shift where major ai labs actively fund infrastructure defense, recognizing that the widespread availability of offensive ai hacking tools threatens the stability of global software supply chains.