---
id: 1277
title: "Welcome, Hackbots: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Vulnerability Discovery"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/welcome-hackbots-how-ai-shaping-future-vulnerability-discovery"
published_at: "2025-02-03 18:27"
tags: ["ai-security", "bug-bounty", "automation", "vulnerability-discovery", "survey", "hackerone", "hackbots"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1277"
lang: en
---

# Welcome, Hackbots: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Vulnerability Discovery

## Summary

HackerOne formally welcomes AI-powered 'Hackbots': 20% of surveyed researchers now call AI essential, up from 14% in 2023, and new platform rules govern bot behavior on bug bounty programs.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2025-02-03 18:27
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/welcome-hackbots-how-ai-shaping-future-vulnerability-discovery
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1277