OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon speaks during a press conference at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of OpenAI Korea
OpenAI will include the Korean government, public institutions and companies in its cybersecurity program, allowing access to its latest cybersecurity artificial intelligence (AI) models, its chief strategy officer (CSO) said Wednesday.
“We believe AI can become a powerful tool for cyber defenders, helping them identify vulnerabilities faster, respond to threats more effectively and make software and systems more secure,” OpenAI CSO Jason Kwon said during a press conference in Seoul. “We want OpenAI to become a trusted partner to Korea.”
In particular, Korea will participate in OpenAI’s Daybreak cybersecurity initiative. Under the initiative, Korean institutions will gain Governmental Trusted Access for Cyber (GTAC), a restricted-access tier that allows verified cybersecurity professionals to utilize specialized AI models to test cybersecurity vulnerability. Kwon said OpenAI will expand the TAC program to private companies in Korea that are involved in the country’s key industries.
According to OpenAI, Korea’s participation in GTAC marks the first case in Asia alongside Japan, with participating institutions gaining access to the company’s latest high-performance AI model — GPT-5.5-Cyber. In Korea, the Korea Internet & Security Agency will oversee the program in practice.
