Episode 173: Bug Bounty is Dead and AI Killed it.
From Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast by Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)
May 7, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 1 · Episode 173
About this episode
The episode discusses the negative effects of AI on the Bug Bounty scene.
Episode 173: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about the negative effects that AI is having on the Bug Bounty scene as a whole. Is it over, or are we so back? Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord ! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Today's Sponsor: Check out Zero Trust Cloud Access: https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca ====== Resources ====== We want your feedback on this! https://forms.ctbb.show/future_of_bug_bounty Evolving the Android & Chrome VRPs for the AI Era…
People in this episode
Hosts: Justin Gardner, Joseph Thacker, Brandyn Murtagh
Topics covered
- AI impact
- Bug Bounty
- technology
- security
- feedback
Keywords
- AI
- Bug Bounty
- security research
- technology
- feedback
Sponsors
Zero Trust Cloud Access
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Critical Research Lab
More episodes of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
- Episode 178: 600k in ~3 months - BruteCat pt 2 · June 11, 2026 · 1h 24m
- Episode 177: 2x Google RCE with VRP Legend Brutecat · June 4, 2026 · 1h 25m
- Episode 176: 600+ CVEs on Adobe AEM with Jim Green (GreenJam) · May 28, 2026 · 1h 51m
- Episode 175: Rhyno’s Hackbot Setup, Sick Bugs, and ZDI Drama · May 21, 2026 · 50 min
- Episode 174: Saving Bug Bounty Programs + AMPScript, tessl & GPT-5.5 · May 14, 2026 · 1h 10m
- Episode 172: Source Code Review Meta Analysis · April 30, 2026 · 51 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast podcast page.