Founders Get 5 Checks to Secure AI Apps as 45% of Model Tests Show Flaws
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Updated · Forbes · Aug 13
Founders Get 5 Checks to Secure AI Apps as 45% of Model Tests Show Flaws
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Aug 13
Summary
Five checks anchor the guidance for founders shipping AI-generated apps: review every line, run security scans, test access controls, remove embedded secrets, and require automated tests before release.
45% of tests across code from more than 100 AI models produced risky security flaws, while Stack Overflow found 66% of developers called AI output “almost right, but not quite.”
Access and credential failures are highlighted as the most dangerous gaps: one startup exposed 1.5 million authentication tokens and 35,000 email addresses within three days, and another leak exposed a 512,000-line codebase.
The checklist comes as AI coding becomes mainstream, with an estimated 256 billion lines generated in 2024 and AI writing 41% to 46% of new production code.
Quality risks extend beyond security: Uplevel data cited in the report showed a 41% rise in bug rates after AI adoption, with no improvement in delivery time.