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OpenAI’s new Daybreak program splits access to its top AI models, launching two tiers: Daybreak Blue for everyday security tasks with relaxed safety filters, and Daybreak Red for elite vulnerability hunting with a purpose-built GPT-5.6-Cyber model. Designed to outpace attackers increasingly wielding AI, the move responds to security teams’ frustration with AI tools rejecting legitimate penetration testing. While both tiers stem from the same core tech, OpenAI is betting that trust — not just capability — will be the key differentiator. But with recent incidents of unauthorized AI access and regulatory red flags, the real challenge emerges: how to responsibly unleash powerful AI without turning it against users.

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