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AI's Impact on Software and Bug Bounty

josephthacker.com | blog | #ai-security | #bug-bounty | #predictions | #industry-trends | #hackbot
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The author predicts AI agents will double bug bounty submissions this year, while a flood of AI-built security tools will make evals, benchmarks, and brand trust the decisive differentiators.
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