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Security Weaknesses of Copilot-Generated Code in GitHub Projects: An Empirical Study
The source shows that an analysis of Copilot-generated snippets found in public GitHub projects identified security weaknesses in a substantial share, across dozens of weakness types.[1]
[1] Security Weaknesses of Copilot-Generated Code in GitHub Projects: An Empirical StudyAcademic Paper
arXiv.org · 6 Feb 2025
Passage from the sourceOur analysis identified 733 snippets, revealing a high likelihood of security weaknesses, with 29.5% of Python and 24.2% of JavaScript snippets affected.