Beyond The Build

45% of AI Code Is Broken. We're Shipping It Anyway.

Uma Abu and Ope Osunkoya

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AI coding tools are everywhere right now. They’re helping engineers move faster, ship more code, and build things that would’ve taken days in a fraction of the time.

But there’s a catch.

Recent studies show that around 40 to 46 percent of AI-generated code contains security vulnerabilities. At the same time, 93 percent of companies are still pushing that code into production. Not by accident. On purpose.

In this episode of Beyond the Build, we break down what’s actually happening behind the scenes. Why teams are choosing speed over security. Whether this is really a new problem or just something AI has made more visible. And what it means for engineers who are now expected to review, validate, and take responsibility for code they didn’t fully write.

We also get into the real questions nobody has answers to yet. Who’s responsible when AI-generated code causes a breach? Are we actually more productive, or just creating more problems faster? And what skills actually matter now that writing code isn’t the bottleneck anymore?

If you’re a software engineer using AI tools or thinking about how they’re changing the industry, this is a conversation you need to hear.

Topics covered include AI-generated code security, software engineering with AI, developer productivity, debugging AI code, OWASP vulnerabilities, and how AI is reshaping the role of engineers.

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Sources:

Main Story: https://sqmagazine.co.uk/ai-coding-security-vulnerability-statistics/

Cognitive Debt: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-ai-accelerates-software-complexity-thoughtworks-technology-radar-urges-a-return-to-engineering-fundamentals-to-combat-cognitive-debt-302737210.html

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