Hacker Hangouts

Fantastic conversation with Andrew Carney, PM for the AIxCC Challenge, as he reflects on how the contest unfolded at DEF CON 33. We dive into lessons learned, surprises along the way, and what the future of AI in cybersecurity competitions might look like.

Absolutely AWESOME interview with team Theori on their approach to the AIxCC Cyber Challenge at DEF CON 33

42 Beyond Bugs shares their plan for how they competed in the AIxCC AI Cyber Challenge at DEF CON 33

Team Lacrosse talks about their approach to the AI Cyber Challenge at DEF CON 33. Way to go!

If you have ever considered starting or joining a DEF CON group, check this out. This episode talks about the importance of community and the background of Jayson Street.

If you are in cyber and work with developers this video is for you. Meeting developers where they are and working along side them.

Have you ever wanted to bring your kids to DEF CON? This video is for you. Learn about DC NextGen and what DEF CON 33 was like.

ShellPhish talks about how they built their solution for the AIxCC at DEF CON 33. Excited to see what they do next!

Join us for a deep dive into DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) with Andrew Carney, the program manager leading the charge to shape the future of autonomous cybersecurity. We’ll explore how this groundbreaking contest is pushing the limits of AI in vulnerability research, automatic patching, and cyber defense. As longtime DEF CON goons, hackers, and practitioners ourselves—Silk and Gregory —we’ll also explore the evolving relationship between DARPA and DEF CON: from the Cyber Grand Challenge to AIxCC, and how that’s changed the culture and energy of the con over the years. This episode is for hackers, engineers, AI skeptics, and anyone curious about where autonomous cybersecurity is headed—and what that means for the community that helped build this world in the first place. ⸻ 🎙️ Topics we’ll cover include: • What is AIxCC, and why does it matter? • The surprising AI approaches competitors are taking (hint: not just LLMs) • Will AI truly “defend code” or just help us do it faster? • DARPA and DEF CON’s unique cultural collision • Is DEF CON evolving… or being absorbed? • What does the future of AI-driven security look like? ⸻ 🎧 About Hacker Hangouts: Hacker Hangouts is a live-streamed podcast from two hackers who’ve been attending DEF CON for nearly 20 years, doing everything from building exploits to running media for the conference. We talk security, tech, culture, AI, and everything in between—always with a bit of caffeine and a bit of chaos. Thank you for joining and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Socials: https://x.com/alexchaveriat https://x.com/gregory_price

Join us as Silk and Gourry try to explain what they do and how they do it. Thank you for joining and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Socials: https://x.com/alexchaveriat https://x.com/gregory_price