OpenAI glitch locks out vetted cyber researchers – and some can't get back in

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Affected users say support cannot restore their previous approval or override the new decision

OpenAI says a technical stuff-up booted some vetted security researchers out of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, only for its recovery process to decide some of them aren't welcome back.

The problem surfaced this week when participants reported that their previously approved status had vanished without warning. OpenAI's cyber verification page instead invited them to "Start verification" as though they had never been cleared.

Some also found that Daybreak Blue, an access tier offering vetted cyber defenders expanded capabilities, had disappeared from Codex Desktop and the command-line interface.

OpenAI has since acknowledged the problem. Responding to complaints on its community forum, the company said "a limited set of users" had lost Daybreak Blue access because of a technical issue and would need to complete verification again.

"This isn't the experience we...

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