AI Code Generation - Security Risks and Opportunities

How much can we really trust AI-generated code more over Human generated Code today? How does AI-Generated code compare to Human generated code in 2024? Caleb and Ashish spoke to Guy Podjarny, Founder and CEO at Tessl about the evolving world of AI generated code, the current state and future trajectory of AI in software development. They discuss the reliability of AI-generated code compared to human-generated code, the potential security risks, and the necessary precautions organizations must take to safeguard their systems. Guy has also recently launched his own podcast with Simon Maple called The AI Native Dev, which you can check out if you are interested in hearing more about the AI Native development space. Questions asked: (00:00) Introduction (02:36) What is AI Generated Code? (03:45) Should we trust AI Generated Code? (14:34) The current usage of AI in Code Generated (18:27) Securing AI Generated Code (23:44) Reality of Security AI Generated Code Today (30:22) The evolution of Security Testing (37:36) Where to start with AI Security today? (50:18) Evolution of the broader cybersecurity industry with AI (54:03) The Positives of AI for Cybersecurity (01:00:48) The startup Landscape around AI (01:03:16) The future of AppSec (01:05:53) The future of security with AI