OpenAI to provide Daybreak cyber defence system to Ukraine government

September 23, 2026 at 05:01 PM1 min

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OpenAI will share its AI cyber defence system Daybreak free with Ukraine's government to protect civilian infrastructure from cyber-attacks. Ukraine recorded nearly 6,000 cyber incidents in 2025, according to CERT-UA. The announcement came alongside the UN General Assembly in New York.

Key Facts

OpenAI will provide its Daybreak AI cyber defence system free to Ukraine's government.
Ukraine recorded nearly 6,000 cyber-attacks in 2025, according to CERT-UA.
Ukraine will gain access to OpenAI's GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal.
The announcement was made alongside the UN General Assembly in New York.

The Daybreak System

Daybreak identifies weaknesses in digital systems and helps develop fixes. The system is designed to protect civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and power plants. Ukraine will also receive access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model, a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable.

Expert Reaction

George Osborne, former UK chancellor and now Head of OpenAI for Countries, said protecting civilian infrastructure means defending against both physical and digital attacks. Rafe Pilling of Sophos said Russian offensive cyber operations have been a key component of Kremlin aggression against Ukraine since 2014. Jamie MacColl of RUSI noted that western tech firms have been supporting Ukraine partly for altruistic reasons and partly to gain valuable data from an active conflict. MacColl added that Ukraine already had access to AI tools from OpenAI's competitors, such as Google.

Frontier AI and Regulation

Anthropic has tightly restricted access to its systems, while OpenAI has allowed some European firms and UK banks to use its most advanced cyber models. The announcement was made alongside the UN General Assembly, where AI is firmly on the agenda. UN Secretary General António Guterres called for regulation of the technology in his final address. US President Donald Trump said AI should be renamed 'super intelligence'.