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May 18, 2026 · Industry Insights

Is AI Killing the CTF Scene? An In‑Depth Look at the Decline

The article examines how rapid advances in large language models—from GPT‑4 to Mythos—have automated most CTF challenges, reshaping leaderboards, prompting top teams to quit, and forcing the security community to rethink competition formats, talent assessment, and education.