---
id: 355
title: "‘I thought it was a complete fluke’ – Katie Paxton-Fear on her bug bounty baptism and why AI will never fully replace security researchers"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/i-thought-it-was-a-complete-fluke-katie-paxton-fear-on-her-bug-bounty-baptism-and-why-ai-will-never-fully-replace-security-researchers"
published_at: "2020-09-11 14:02"
tags: ["ai-security", "bug-bounty", "education", "interview", "youtube", "machine-learning"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/355"
lang: en
---

# ‘I thought it was a complete fluke’ – Katie Paxton-Fear on her bug bounty baptism and why AI will never fully replace security researchers

## Summary

Bug bounty hunter and YouTube educator Katie Paxton-Fear, aka InsiderPhD, recounts finding two bugs on her first day and explains why AI cannot fully replace security researchers.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2020-09-11 14:02
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/i-thought-it-was-a-complete-fluke-katie-paxton-fear-on-her-bug-bounty-baptism-and-why-ai-will-never-fully-replace-security-researchers
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/355