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Apple Intelligence bug bounty invites researchers to test its privacy claims

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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge

Apple is inviting investigations into the Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system that powers more computationally intensive Apple Intelligence requests. The company is also expanding its bug bounty program to offer payouts of up to $1,000,000 for people who discover PCC vulnerabilities.

The company has boasted about how many AI features (branded as Apple Intelligence) will run on-device without leaving your Mac, iPhone, or other Apple hardware. Still, for more difficult requests, it will send them to PCC servers that are built using Apple Silicon and a new operating system.

Many AI applications from other companies also rely on servers to complete more difficult requests. Still, users don’t have much line of sight into how secure those…

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