OpenAI is publishing an action plan to coordinate cybersecurity across government and private industry in what it calls the Intelligence Age, with a rollout of new ChatGPT security features and user cyber-hygiene tools.

The plan aims to democratize AI-powered cyber defense to strengthen national security and protect critical infrastructure against increasingly automated threats.

In substance, the action plan seeks to align government and private sector efforts, while delivering enhanced security features for ChatGPT accounts and tools to improve personal cyber hygiene.

A long-term objective is to build an environment where defending costs exceed attack costs by leveraging AI scale and speed to secure digital infrastructure across the United States and its allies.

The initiative acknowledges the dual-use nature of LLMs in cybersecurity: they help defenders identify vulnerabilities and automate remediation, but can also empower attackers to scale operations.

The plan addresses attacker-defender imbalance by giving verified institutions access to advanced AI tools and expanding the Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program.

Recent government engagement includes a hands-on workshop in Washington, D.C., with federal agencies to test capabilities and gather feedback, with plans to return for ongoing discussions.

OpenAI has already tested with government entities and plans to gather feedback through continued engagement with U.S. government bodies, including the White House, Pentagon, DHS, and DARPA.

The company will maintain ongoing engagement with U.S. government offices to align with White House guidance on how AI firms should participate and gather policy feedback in D.C.

The action plan results from consultations with national security experts, officials, and major commercial players, aiming to ensure defensive capabilities scale more effectively than offensive ones.

OpenAI contrasts its approach with Anthropic, which is pursuing a slower, more controlled rollout of Mythos via Project Glasswing to avoid accelerating an AI-enabled cyber arms race.

OpenAI emphasizes democratizing access to cyber defense tools, arguing that safeguards should extend beyond Fortune 50 firms to help broader users identify and fix vulnerabilities.