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67% of organizations report that AI coding assistants are now widely adopted across development teams.

PublisherSalt Security
ReportAI Coding Assistants and the New Security Challenge
Published2 June 2026
TopicsSoftware Development, AI Adoption, DevOps, AI Coding Assistants, AI-Generated Code

Published by Salt Security in AI Coding Assistants and the New Security Challenge, 2 June 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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12 sources answer what share of organisations have an ai governance policy in place. They report between 18% and 44%, with a median of 36.5%.

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