Apple Opens Private Cloud Compute for Security Research with $1 Million Bounty on October 24

Oct 24, 2024, 08:16 PM

Apple has made its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system publicly available for security research, offering up to $1 million in bounties for vulnerabilities. The PCC system, which supports complex generative AI tasks for Apple Intelligence, now includes a Virtual Research Environment that allows researchers to run production PCC software on Macs with Apple silicon. Additionally, Apple has released a comprehensive security guide for the PCC system and open-sourced key components for third-party inspection. This initiative, reported by TechCrunch on October 24, aims to enhance the security of Apple's AI cloud by inviting researchers to test its privacy claims and identify potential vulnerabilities.