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title: "OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-launches-new-initiative-to-help-find-and-patch-open-source-bugs-cuvdbvyxk
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/openai-launches-new-initiative-to-help-find-and-patch-open-source-bugs
type: article
source: "TechCrunch"
published: 2026-06-23T00:14:31.754Z
updated: 2026-06-23T00:29:20.797Z
tags: ["security", "open-source", "openai"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
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# OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

OpenAI has launched 'Patch the Planet,' a new initiative partnering with security firm Trail of Bits to help open source maintainers find and fix security vulnerabilities. Trail of Bits engineers will work directly with maintainers to review code issues, develop patches and tests, and build reusable security workflows, all supported by OpenAI's tools like Codex Security. The initiative aims to reduce the burden on maintainers who are already stretched thin, addressing the broader problem of insecure open source software that underpins much of the commercial software industry. The move is also seen as a competitive response to Anthropic's security-focused AI tooling.

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