The 2024 State of Software Security report highlights the growing challenge of security debt driven by the rapid rise of AI‑generated code. Although AI accelerates development, studies show its output contains security flaws at rates similar to human-written code, and developers often fail to detect incorrect or insecure AI suggestions. As more code is produced faster, organizations face increasing risk from unresolved vulnerabilities accumulating over time. Without stronger secure coding practices and oversight, AI-generated code can significantly expand security debt and expose systems to greater threats.

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