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Mar 2026
1h 16m

AI Finds Vulns You Can't With Nicholas C...

Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian
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Returning champion Nicholas Carlini comes back to talk about using Claude for vulnerability research, and the current vulnpocalypse. It's all very high-brow stuff, and the gang learns some bitter lessons. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IDbFLu9Ug8 Transcript: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/2026/03/25/ai-bug-finding/ Links: - ht ... Show More
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