Google is putting its AI to the test and paying big for help. The tech giant is now offering up to $30,000 (₹27lakh) to security researchers and ethical hackers who can find serious bugs in its AI products like Search, Gemini, AI Studio, and Workspace. If you love spotting glitches and testing tech, this is your chance to get rewarded big while keeping Google’s AI safe. A new AI-focused bug bounty program
This program is an extension of Google’s long-running Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP), but it’s now fully focused on AI-related security risks.
Google is inviting experts to uncover “high-impact abuse issues” before attackers can exploit them. According to Google security managers Jason Parsons and Zak Bennett: We’re excited to be launching this new program, and we hope our valued researchers are too! What counts as an AI bug Google wants researchers to look for serious vulnerabilities, including: Other AI-related issues, such as unauthorised product use or cross-user denial-of-service, are also considered. What’s not covered Out-of-scope issues include: How much can you earn Rewards vary depending on the severity and originality of the report: Past success and encouragement
Since 2023, researchers have already earned over $430,000 (₹3.82 crore) for AI-related vulnerabilities. Google hopes this program will attract even more experts to help protect its AI systems. AI helping AI
Alongside the bug bounty program, Google introduced CodeMender, an AI tool that automatically finds and fixes security flaws in open-source software. So far, it has patched over 70 verified issues with human review, showing how AI can also be used to make technology safer.
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