GPT-5.5 Bio Bug Bounty

# GPT-5.5 Bio Bug Bounty Source: [https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-bio-bug-bounty/](https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-bio-bug-bounty/) Testing universal jailbreaks for biorisks in GPT‑5\.5 ## Invitation As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our safeguards for advanced AI capabilities in biology, we’re introducing a Bio Bug Bounty for GPT‑5\.5 and accepting applications\. We’re inviting researchers with experience in AI red teaming, security, or biosecurity to try to find a universal jailbreak that can defeat our five\-question bio safety challenge\. ## Program overview - **Model in scope:**GPT‑5\.5 in Codex Desktop only\. - **Challenge:**Identify one universal jailbreaking prompt to successfully answer all five bio safety questions from a clean chat without prompting moderation\. - **Rewards:**- $25,000 to the first true universal jailbreak to clear all five questions\. - Smaller awards may be granted for partial wins at our discretion\. - **Timeline:**Applications open April 23, 2026 with rolling acceptances, and close on June 22, 2026\. Testing begins April 28, 2026 and ends on July 27, 2026\. - **Access:**Application and invites\. We will extend invitations to a vetted list of trusted bio red\-teamers, and review new applications\. Once selected, successful applicants will be onboarded to the bio bug bounty platform\. - **Disclosure:**All prompts, completions, findings, and communications are covered by NDA\. ## How to participate Submit a short application[here⁠⁠\(opens in a new window\)](https://openai.smapply.org/prog/gpt-5-5-safety-bio-bounty-program)\(name, affiliation, experience\) by June 22, 2026\. Accepted applicants and collaborators must have existing ChatGPT accounts to apply, and will sign a NDA\. Apply now and help us make frontier AI safer\.