Oct. 15, 2026

Episode 196: Local AI - The Future of Pentesting & Bug Bounty?

Show Notes

Episode 196: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about how Pentests can help boost morale, the architecture of Building local AI models, and our bug bounty predictions for the future.

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Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

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====== Resources ======

UniiChat.com

https://x.com/VictorTaelin/status/2108200878553588091?s=20

The model isn't cooperating

https://portswigger.net/research/the-model-isnt-cooperating

Scan for Good

https://www.wiz.io/blog/scan-for-good-critical-ai-exposures

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:29) UniiChat, Local architecture, and why the model isn't cooperating

(00:12:15) Pentesting Pros and Predictions