Apple has made an important announcement about securing Apple Intelligence, offering a bug bounty of up to $1 million (approximately £810,000, $1,570,000 AUD, $1,360,000 CAD, $1,600,000 NZD, $1,360,000 SGD) for anyone capable of breaching or be able to hack its AI cloud, referred to as Private Cloud Compute (PCC).
THE UPCOMING CHANGES SO FAR
Apple is set to implement changes to its upcoming AI technology, PCC (Private Cloud Compute), and overall AI features. These latest updates are expected to bring significant improvements to the user experience (UX).
THE PRIVATE CLOUD COMPUTE (PCC)
In a recent post on the Apple Security blog, it was revealed that Apple has launched a virtual research environment, opening the door for the public to inspect the code and assess its security.
The Private Cloud Compute (PCC) was initially restricted to a small group of security researchers and auditors, but now anyone can try their luck at breaching Apple’s AI cloud.
IMPROVEMENTS IN AI TECHNOLOGY
With Apple’s latest AI features, you can expect improvements across your emails, messages, notification centre, and photos, alongside exciting new tools for AI writing, voice transcribing, and a fresh take on emojis.
The company has made some significant statements about what its AI system can achieve, especially when it comes to ensuring safety.
With its upcoming latest AI technology, “Built into your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to help you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly.” – the tech giant explained.
$1,000,000 BOUNTY CLAIM
Apple is inviting anyone interested to take part in this profitable opportunity. The company is granting access to the source code for key sections of the PCC, enabling researchers to examine its flaws.
While the $1 million bounty is certainly eye-catching, it’s not a universal offer. This reward is for the person or team that successfully runs malicious code on the PCC servers. The next tier offers a $250,000 bounty for exploits that might let hackers extract user data from Apple’s AI cloud.
Furthermore, there are smaller rewards, commencing at $150,000, that will be paid to anyone who accesses user data from a ‘privileged network position.’
Apple’s bug bounty programme has previously enabled the company to identify exploits in advance while rewarding the researchers who contributed.
The company furthermore explains, “Draws on your personal context without allowing anyone else to access your personal data — not even Apple.”