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The best human hacking team still out-solved the best AI team
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The best human hacking team still out-solved the best AI team
At the 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark, human teams outperformed those using artificial intelligence (AI) agents, with 17 of the top 25 finishers incorporating AI tools. Top-performing teams leveraged AI as a supplementary advantage while lower-ranking teams either did not adopt AI or failed to narrow their competitive gap. The results suggest that human skill and experience remain the dominant factor in complex cybersecurity challenges.
Why it matters: Security practitioners and organizations evaluating AI tools for penetration testing and incident response should recognize that AI augments rather than replaces skilled human expertise, and adoption alone does not guarantee improved outcomes.
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