Sam Altman pitches US utilities on OpenAI’s Daybreak programme for grid defence - The Next Web

Sam Altman has been pitching American electric utilities on using OpenAI's models to defend the power grid against autonomous cyberattacks, according to a report from The Next Web citing Politico. The meetings began in July and continued at an industry gathering in Colorado Springs, the article states. The article adds that the conversations have involved American electric utilities and focused on using OpenAI's models as a defence against autonomous cyberattacks. The effort is described as OpenAI's Daybreak programme.

OpenAI has already committed $1bn to the Daybreak programme, according to the article, which states that the funding covers water utilities and community banks. The article credits Politico with the reporting behind its account of the meetings. The excerpt does not name the utilities that Altman met, the OpenAI models involved, or the terms discussed in Colorado Springs.

The article reports the utility meetings alongside the $1bn commitment it says covers water utilities and community banks. It does not state whether any electric utility has agreed to use OpenAI's models, nor does it give a timeline for any deployment. The excerpt does not specify when the $1bn was committed, how it is structured, or whether the Colorado Springs gathering is connected to the meetings that began in July. The article does not name the utilities involved or describe any response from them.