AI code assistants speed up development but add to risks

New research from Apiiro shows that while AI code assistants are accelerating development times they're also increasing risks. AI code assistants have seen rapid adoption since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. Microsoft reports that more than 150 million developers now use GitHub Copilot, up 50 percent over the past two years. Apiiro's data shows that since Q3 2022, the number of pull requests (PRs) has surged by 70 percent, far outpacing the 30 percent growth in repositories and the 20 percent increase in developers. This surge in pull requests points to the significant impact of generative AI, enablingdevelopers… [Continue Reading]