In 2024, distrust of the output of artificial intelligence (AI) code assistants or generative AI (GenAI) tools was the greatest challenge to working with AI in the development work flow, according to very two in three developers worldwide. Moreover, nearly 30 percent of developers reported that lack of proper training and education on new tools was a challenge to working with AI. Interestingly, around 12 percent of developers reported that lack of executive buy-in was one of their challenges to working with AI.
Challenges to working with artificial intelligence (AI) tools among developers worldwide in 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Don’t trust the output or answers
66.1%
AI tools lack context of codebase, internal architecture, and/or company knowledge
64.6%
We don't have the right policies in place to reduce security risks
31.9%
Lack of proper training and education on new tools
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