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72% -- share reporting increased compliance risk from ai development for engineering leaders (2026)
72% of engineering leaders using AI-generated code say AI-assisted development has increased their compliance risk.
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72%
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2026
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200
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60
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30
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45
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95
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Deque
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engineering leaders: 72% share reporting increased compliance risk from ai development. Source: Deque (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/deque-ai-development-compliance-risk
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