It Vulnerability reward program (VRP) from Google (and with extension Alphabet) now also includes rewards for finding bugs and vulnerabilities in generative AI. With this, Google actively wants to do so-called Insect hunter attract.

Anyone who feels called upon to be paid by Google to check generative AI for errors and vulnerabilities is in luck. The company expanded its Vulnerability reward program and is looking for people who want to do exactly that. This can add up to anywhere from one hundred to $31,337.

Virtual bounty hunt

We no longer need to tell you that AI is playing an increasingly important role in the world and in technology. It is therefore very important for companies to ensure that the products they use do not have any vulnerabilities.

That’s why Google is now offering monetary rewards Insect hunter This could alert the company to vulnerabilities in its generative AI. This applies, for example, to Google Bard or Agent Assist from Google Cloud.

There are certain conditions for what counts as a bug or vulnerability. Successfully entering a prompt that is invisible to the victim and allows an attacker to change their account or assets counts toward being eligible for a reward. You will not receive anything for extracting training data that is only public or non-confidential. You can find the full list on a Google security blog.