Google is putting serious money behind AI safety. The tech giant has rolled out a new AI bug bounty program that promises rewards of up to $30,000 for security researchers who uncover critical vulnerabilities in its artificial intelligence-driven products — including Search, Gemini Apps, Gmail, and Workspace tools.

The initiative marks a major expansion of Google’s long-running Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP), shifting its attention from traditional software bugs to the evolving world of AI security. The company wants to engage cybersecurity experts and ethical hackers in identifying weaknesses that could lead to rogue actions — incidents where AI behaves unpredictably or dangerously.

Google says it is particularly interested in preventing situations where AI could leak personal infor

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