OpenAI AI Pipeline Identifies and Patches 948 Linux Kernel Flaws

OpenAI security researchers developed an autonomous system that generated patches for 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel during a mid-October test. The pipeline reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities and created proofs of concept for 291 information leaks, costing $1,213,430 in API credits or about $1,279 per patched vulnerability. The system used at least 10 novel Linux exploitation techniques and improved from a July test where GPT-5.6 Sol found 166 vulnerabilities for roughly $500,000.