Security concerns mount as businesses deploy AI coding tools

While one-third of IT decision-makers believe it’s critical to quickly adopt AI coding tools, those working directly with the solutions have security concerns, according to a Snyk survey published Tuesday.

Nearly 3 in 5 C-suite tech decision-makers cited security fears associated with AI coding tools, but application security teams and developers were three times more likely to rate AI-generated code security as bad.

Only 1 in 5 organizations run proofs of concept prior to introducing AI coding options, and more than half of organizations didn’t provide developers with tool-related training, according to the survey of 406 global IT professionals.