OpenAI Teams Up with Poland's NASK on AI Safety and Security!

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Today OpenAI shared news about an international AI safety partnership. It's a new collaboration with a research institute in Poland, so let's take a look!

What was announced?

OpenAI News announced a partnership with Poland's NASK (National Research Institute). The two have signed an agreement to explore collaboration on AI safety, security, and technical research.

The goal is to better understand emerging risks, strengthen safeguards, and explore how advanced AI can contribute to a more secure and resilient digital ecosystem.

Here is how the collaboration is set up:

• NASK's AI Safety Research Center serves as the Polish AI Safety Institute (AISI)
• It will work with OpenAI on AI safety research
• Together they will explore evaluating increasingly capable AI systems, identifying vulnerabilities, and strengthening safeguards

Why it matters

As AI systems become more capable, international collaboration between developers and public research institutions is essential for understanding risks and building safeguards. OpenAI says its existing work with the US CAISSI, the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), and other public research institutions has already helped strengthen safeguards, identify and fix security vulnerabilities in AI agents, and advance frontier AI safety.

OpenAI has also called for the US to work with countries around the world on international technical standards for frontier AI. Common approaches to evaluating capabilities, assessing risks, testing safeguards, and reporting incidents can help countries compare evidence and respond to risks that cross borders.

What changes

This agreement brings national expertise into that wider effort. According to the announcement, NASK's strength is extensive AI safety research applied directly to protecting public services and Poland's digital information ecosystem.

OpenAI notes that without national partners like NASK, global AI safety standards may remain detached from the realities in which AI is actually used.

Dive Deep

The agreement builds on existing cyber defense work.

• In July, CERT Polska, which operates within NASK, gained access to OpenAI's cyber-capable models through Daybreak
• The team used OpenAI models to help discover six vulnerabilities in MikroTik RouterOS
• Some of the flaws could be combined to take control of affected devices without authentication
• The vendor released fixes, and CERT Polska confirmed they prevented the attacks it observed

Note that this agreement is about exploring collaboration, and the announcement doesn't give specific research topics, timelines, or deliverables.

Wrap-up

• OpenAI and NASK signed an agreement to collaborate on AI safety, security, and technical research
• NASK's AI Safety Research Center participates as Poland's AISI
• Evaluation methods, vulnerability identification, and stronger safeguards are the pillars
• The background includes international standards work and CERT Polska's MikroTik RouterOS findings

This one is for everyone following international AI governance and AI security!