AI May Supplant Pen Testers, But Oversight & Trust Are Not There Yet

Dark Reading
by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
February 3, 2026
Crowdsourced bug bounties and pen-testing firms see AI agents stealing low-hanging vulns from their human counterparts, but oversight remains key.
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Originally published on Dark Reading on 2/3/2026
AI May Supplant Pen Testers, But Oversight & Trust Are Not There Yet