DARPA offers $20 million in prizes, support to developers of AI for software security

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced a two-year competition for the development of an AI-driven tool to identify and patch software vulnerabilities, with the intent of widespread applications throughout the economy.

The winner of a $4 million final prize will be announced at the 2025 annual Black Hat and Def Con conferences in Las Vegas, where DARPA officials today unveiled the AI Cyber Challenge. The competition will involve nearly $20 million in prizes and support for participants, with...