Subj : AI is creating code faster - but this also means more potential s
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Date : Fri Sep 05 2025 11:30:08

AI is creating code faster - but this also means more potential security 
issues

Date:
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:19:14 +0000

Description:
AI can be 4x quicker at generating code than humans, but it can also inject 
10x more security issues, study warns.

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fixing the typos but creating the timebombs, Apiiro says 10x more security 
findings were highlighted in June 2025 vs. December 2024 AI is 4x quicker 
than humans, and can also reduce syntax errors and logic bugs 

New research has claimed that despite its promised advances in helping code 
quicker and more effectively, the use of AI tools in coding may be throwing 
up security issues across the board. 

Apiiro has quantified the vulnerabilities that companies could be exposing 
themselves to by using AI-generated code, finding AI-assisted developers were 
able to write 3-4x more code than their peers, however their code introduced 
10x more security issues. 

The vulnerabilities varied in severity, and while they werent always 
exploitable bugs, code quality still saw a noticeable drop. AI-generated code 
can be really shoddy 

Apiiro found insecure patterns, exposed secrets, new dependencies and cloud 
misconfigurations across AI-generated code, as well as the exploitable bugs 
that pose the biggest risk. 

By June 2025, AI-generated code was throwing up 10,000 new security findings 
per month, a tenfold increase in the six months from December 2024. 

However, artificial intelligence does have many clear benefits, too. 
According to the data, syntax errors in AI-written code dropped by 76% and 
logic bugs fell by over 60%. Conversely, privilege escalation paths surged by 
322% and architectural design flaws rose by 153%  issues that reviewers 
struggle to spot. 

AI is fixing the typos but creating the timebombs," the researchers 
summarized. 

Apiiro also noted AI-assisted developers exposed sensitive keys nearly twice 
as often as their unassisted peers. Because assistants generate large, 
multi-file changes, a single credential can be propagated across multiple 
services or configs before anyone notices, the explains. 

All of this in an era when AI coding is actually being mandated  not just 
supported  by companies like Coinbase and Citi. Big Tech leaders also 
indicate that around one-third or more of their new code is AI-generated. 

Companies should consider implementing further safeguards whenever they use 
AI-generated code, as it also serves as a reminder that human oversight, 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-is-creating-code-faster-but-this-also-means-m
ore-potential-security-issues


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