Legendary hacker Halvar Flake on AI-era vuln research: human+tool still beats AI alone
mboehme_ · x · 2026-08-04
In the latest Noise2Signal podcast, legendary hacker Thomas Dullien (Halvar Flake) discusses AI's impact on vulnerability research with host Mehul Revankar. Dullien argues that while AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier, a human with a tool will outperform AI alone for the foreseeable future. He recounts his journey from the cracking scene to founding Zynamics (acquired by Google), noting the challenges of building a business around reverse engineering. The episode also explores how agentic AI and infinite compute will rewrite the rules of vulnerability research.
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