Biden launches AI competition to tackle cybersecurity challenges — and hackers are being offered $20 million in prize money to compete

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 09:51

US President Joe Biden discusses his Administration's commitment to seizing the opportunities and managing the risks of Artificial Intelligence, in San Francisco, California, June 20, 2023. — President Joe Biden.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

President Biden has called for a nationwide AI challenge to help protect critical US software.
The challenge will kick off in spring 2024 and there will be cash prizes for the top five teams.
Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are lending their expertise to the competition.

Hackers have been invited by President Joe Biden to compete in a two-year competition to develop AI-driven systems to strengthen the nation's most important software.