Pen testing and cyber security in general shares characteristics with some other fields in which AI performs well compared to humans: it requires mastery of a body of knowledge that's barely manageable by humans. Law, medicine, and other professions where we send people to graduate school to get good at unnatural mental tasks are similar.

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bawolff 2 days ago | parent [-]

I'd actually argue its the opposite. Pentesting (especially at a basic level) is very repetitive and does not require much knowledge.

	▲	red-iron-pine 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Pentesting (especially at a basic level) is very repetitive and does not require much knowledge. load framework, run scripts, copy-paste screenshots, give presentation. the juniors aren't doing scoping calls and follow-ups, unless the top-kick needs explanations
	▲	Zigurd 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I think we're sort of saying the same thing. A solo practice lawyer with a Westlaw form book would be the equivalent of your basic pen tester.