Jon Wellman explores how AI is accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities and why that raises the stakes for businesses. He explains the importance of timely patching, keeping software maintained, planning for legacy systems, and asking vendors about their security practices.

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This episode is a little different. I joined Peter Worn from Finura Group on the WealthTech Insider podcast to talk about what happens when AI-built software meets the standards of regulated industries.

We start with a security review we recently ran on vibe-coded software.

Forty issues. One allowed a user to give themselves admin access with almost no effort.

The software worked. It looked fine. But working and being safe enough to rely on are two very different things.

From there, we get into what reliability actually requires. Nine times out of ten sounds pretty good, until you're the one time it fails.

I explain how we separate deterministic code from AI, and why most systems we build still rely on strict, predictable workflows. AI can handle specific tasks inside the system, but it doesn't need to run the show.

We also get into the tools we're actually using, including Claude Design, which has earned a permanent place in my stack.

For anyone building software where mistakes cost real money, this one's worth a listen.

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AI is breaking the old build vs buy decision in software.

Before AI, companies had two clear options: build an internal team or bring in a firm like ours to build and maintain it.

Now there's a third option. Build it yourself with AI.

The problem is there's still a big gap between what someone can prompt into existence and what a business can actually rely on.

In this episode, I unpack what that gap looks like in practice. We get into vibe coding, why we're being pulled into more audits and reviews of AI-built software, and how we're adapting our own model rather than pretending the shift isn't happening.

I also get into where AI has actually moved the needle for us over the past year. Because despite the headlines, we haven't seen the "10x productivity" story everyone keeps talking about.

Software development is being automated early. I don't think that's an accident.

If you work in any professional service, it's worth paying attention to what's happening here before it reaches your industry.

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