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Episode 173: Bug Bounty is Dead and AI Killed it.
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- May 7, 2026
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Summary
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: [email protected] 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 https://bughunters.google.com/blog/evolving-the-android-chrome-vrps-for-the-ai-era Paid Submissions? https://x.com/d0rsky/status/2047744193976742120 Keep the Robots Out of the Gym https://danielmiessler.com/blog/keep-the-robots-out-of-the-gym Is my data used for model training? https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023580-is-my-data-used-for-model-training ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:28) Network effects of Bug Bounty (00:31:55) Hopium/Copium (00:47:21) The Great Training Data Debate