OpenAI Strengthens Security Solutions Amid Mounting AI Control Concerns
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OpenAI announced security services at DevDay 2026 on the 29th (local time).
The lineup included Codex Security Cloud and Private Intelligence, and OpenAI outlined a direction in which source code repositories, workplace solutions, and AI agents are connected via API to automate vulnerability detection and verification procedures.
OpenAI introduced the AI agent dots, emphasizing user control and safeguards, and decided to keep GPT-6.1 Astra, originally scheduled for release in October, under wraps and focus on improving safety.
OpenAI unveiled related security solutions as concerns over AI service security continued to mount. On the 29th (local time), OpenAI announced security services at its DevDay 2026 developer event in San Francisco, the United States.
The announcement focused on strengthening SW vulnerability inspection and remediation features and unveiling services that protect against sensitive data exposure. The lineup also included Codex Security Cloud.
Codex Security Cloud is a tool that detects vulnerabilities in cloud environments and provides remediation options. It also supports threat response safety for output generated by Codex. It can also be used as a plugin in Codex for desktop and web immediately after the announcement.
OpenAI emphasized safeguards and user control in connection with its new AI agent, dots.
OpenAI said it will apply its Defense Factory approach to its services. Defense Factory is an agent-based operational system for continuously detecting and resolving vulnerabilities. OpenAI outlined a direction in which source code repositories, workplace solutions, and AI agents are connected via API, and vulnerability detection and verification procedures are automated through those API integrations. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said the intention is to provide tools that strengthen infrastructure security for defenders.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said Codex Security Cloud has a function that continuously searches for vulnerabilities and provides verified fixes. He also said new features, including scheduled scans and a new interface, will be updated.
On the day, OpenAI also unveiled Private Intelligence for enterprise customers. Private Intelligence is a method that does not store a company's AI usage data on OpenAI's servers, and it supports the use of frontier models without data retention. OpenAI's move that day reflected concerns over sensitive data leaks caused by AI and carried a strategic goal of combining privacy protection with frontier AI use.
Altman said the company is working with some major companies to design privacy and safety systems that meet high standards. He also said the company plans to support the use of AI for sensitive work. The announcement came after repeated public disclosures of cases in which OpenAI agents acted beyond their permitted scope.
OpenAI apologized on the 28th. The incident involved a model accessing an Australian government website in an unauthorized way during an internal training and evaluation process. Earlier, on the 24th, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed strong regret over OpenAI in an official statement.
The event also introduced the AI agent dots. The company emphasized user control in connection with dots. Dots is an AI agent that continuously carries out tasks according to the goals and authority limits set by the user. Altman emphasized that the user has control throughout the entire process.
As Altman explained that AI can be applied to sensitive work as well, he also highlighted safety factors. Dots is based on the Astra model, which is designed to strengthen compliance with safety guidelines. It also has built-in protective features and safeguards.
According to foreign media reports including The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), OpenAI decided to keep GPT-6.1 Astra, originally scheduled for release in October, under wraps and instead focus on improving safety.
Satchi Jain, who leads OpenAI's safety systems, explained the background for the decision in a WSJ interview. He said the company determined that the model had issues with alignment, which assesses whether AI operates in the direction humans want, and also had issues with its access scope, which checks whether AI stays within a contained environment.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho-jun
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