## **Season 4** Episode 2

# Paul Mote on agentic AI and bespoke vulnerabilities

Paul Mote, VP of solutions architects at Synack, doesn’t see agentic AI taking over for the [most creative human hackers](/content/podcast/jennifer-villarreal-on-how-she-upped-her-hacking-game/index.html) anytime soon. But he does believe in the potential for AI technology to radically disrupt penetration testing.

In the latest episode of WE’RE IN!, Paul unpacks how agentic [AI threats are forcing defenders to adapt](https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast/ai-vs.-ai-why-the-future-of-cybersecurity-means-humans-are-out-of-the-loop) by moving more quickly to discover and remediate critical vulnerabilities.

Are defensive AI agents really up to the task of finding the highest-impact software flaws in complex enterprise environments? Will agentic AI “helpers” leave security teams deluged by new CVEs? How do AI hallucinations change the game for the reliability of AI-only pentesting solutions?

Don’t miss Paul’s thought-provoking views on the future of AI for pentesting.

[Listen to the Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DVxVCvdaHUjrN46meNMeP)