Enterprise hits and misses - the AI jobs debate rolls on, while vibe coding is put to the enterprise test

Lead story - Vibe coding versus enterprise security - where do we stand?

Vibe coding debates are heating up, as tech leaders take a closer look at enterprise viability. Chris picks up the crucial issues - and fresh data points - in AI and cybersecurity – CISO warns of the ‘blight’ of losing skills to vibe coding.

What does the data say? Nothing too super-inspiring:

On behalf of Aikido, Sapio Research interviewed 450 full-time professionals in Europe and the US: 150 developers, 150 security leaders (CISOs or equivalent), and 150 application security engineers. It found that 69% of organizations have uncovered vulnerabilities introduced by AI-generated code, which begs the question of how many holes are left undiscovered.

More seriously, 20% of respondents said they had suffered a serious security incident related to it – which, presumably, triggered discovery of the flaws.

Vibe coding can be energizing - but the time savings may be illusory. Downstream impact is ...