Developers using AI help often produce buggier code
A study by Stanford University computer scientists has found that developers using AI-powered assistants often produce buggier code.
The paper, titled ‘Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?’, examines developers’ use of AI coding assistants like the controversial GitHub Copilot.
“Participants with access to an AI assistant often produced more security vulnerabilities than those without access, with particularly significant results for string...