Richard and Paul join Steve Gibson and Leo for a live episode of Security Now recorded at the Black Hat USA 2026 conference in Las Vegas.
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At Black Hat Las Vegas, the Security Now crew digs into how AI is not just finding hidden software bugs but also fueling both groundbreaking innovation and alarming new exploits. When open models can launch surprise Bitcoin heists, who draws the line between forbidden knowledge and genuine progress?
Zoox Ride-Hailing Hack and Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities
Autonomous Vehicles, AI, and the Security Implications
Hosts Share Personal Adoption and Use of AI Tools
AI-Powered Coding: From Hobbyists to Advanced Agency Chains
Local Models vs. Cloud AI: Privacy, Cost, and Control
App Development Democratized: Listeners Build Custom Solutions With AI
Code Generation, Testing, and Managing AI-Driven Project Cycles
AI’s Role in Security: Vulnerability Discovery, Exploitation, and Patch Challenges
Technical Debt and the Race to Patch Decades-Old Bugs
The Dual-Use Dilemma: AI Tools for Both Attack and Defense
Guardrails, Model Partitioning, and the Fight Over Forbidden Knowledge
Open vs. Restricted AI: Global Models, Distillation, and Free Speech
LLM Security Weaknesses: Prompt Injection and Role Confusion Exposed
The Reliability Problem: Probabilistic AI and Non-Deterministic Software
AI Progress: Public Perception, Skepticism, and “Hogwash” Rebuttals
Reflections on AI’s Fast Evolution and the Sci-Fi Reality Gap