Gen AI could speed up coding, but businesses should still consider risks [Video]

Developers can now turn to generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) to code faster and more efficiently, but they should do so with caution and no less attention than before.

While the use of AI in software development may not be new — it’s been around since at least 2019 and Gen AI brings significant improvements in the generation of natural language, images, and — more recently — videos and other assets, including code, Diego Lo Giudice, Forrester’s vice president, and principal analyst, told ZDNET.

Previous iterations of AI were used mostly in code testing, with machine learning leveraged to optimize models for testing strategies, Lo Giudice told ZDNET. Gen AI goes beyond these use cases, offering access to an expert peer programmer or specialist (such as a tester or a business analyst) who can be queried interactively to find information quickly. Gen AI can also suggest solutions and test cases.

“For the first time, we are seeing …