Bing bug bounty hunters can earn up to $15,000
Microsoft wants your help securing Bing Chat and other AI services.
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What you need to know
Finding a bug in Bing Chat could earn you up to $15,000, thanks to a new bug bounty program from Microsoft. The Microsoft AI Bounty Program aims to discover vulnerabilities in Bing Chat, Bing Chat for Enterprise, Bing Image Creator, and other AI-powered services from the company. How much you earn depends on the severity of the vulnerability discovered and what type of issue you find.
For example, a high-quality report regarding a critical issue is worth $15,000. In contrast, a high-quality report for an issue deemed “important” is only worth $6,000.
This is all rather standard for bug bounty programs, which are a common tool utilized by Microsoft to discover vulnerabilities in its various services.
Here are all of the services and products that are part of the Microsoft AI Bounty Program:
Microsoftannounced the new bug bounty programlate last week.
“As shared in ourbounty year in review blog postlast month, we are constantly growing, iterating, and evolving our bounty programs to help Microsoft customers stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing security landscape and emerging technologies,” said Microsoft.
“The new Microsoft AI bounty program comes as a result of key investments and learnings over the last few months, including an AI security research challenge and anupdate to Microsoft’s vulnerability severity classification for AI systems.”
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Microsoft details the program further in aseparate post. AnFAQ page for the Microsoft Bounty Programbreaks down how to submit a report.
Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.
