AI Adoption Surges in Software Development, but with Growing Concerns over Errors, Security, and Ethics

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As the technology industry continues to rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in software development, a new survey reveals widespread momentum, with 75% of organizations already leveraging AI for software creation in 2024. The 2025 Reveal Software Development Challenges Survey, conducted by Infragistics, highlights the growing importance of AI adoption, with 73% of technology leaders identifying it as their primary focus in 2025. The main driver of AI adoption is task automation to boost productivity, cited by 55% of respondents, followed by optimizing code (48%), improving diagnostics (46%), and testing software (46%).

Key Takeaways:

  • 75% of organizations already leverage AI for software creation in 2024, with 50% planning to adopt it in 2025.
  • The main driver of AI adoption is task automation to boost productivity, cited by 55% of respondents.
  • Other notable ways companies are using AI in software creation include optimizing code (48%), improving diagnostics (46%), and testing software (46%).
  • Over a third (37%) of respondents flagged the risk of errors, bugs, and inefficiencies in AI-generated code.
  • 37% of respondents highlighted the potential for security vulnerabilities, underscoring the urgent need for robust safeguards as AI becomes more deeply embedded in critical systems.
  • Data privacy emerges as the most pressing concern, with 78% of respondents citing it as their top issue.
  • Companies are taking action, with over 60% implementing ethical AI guidelines, 59% implementing formal privacy policies, and 54% introducing protections for sensitive information.
  • 55% of companies that have adopted AI reported new job creation, with 63% adding up to 25 new positions.

Statistics:

  • 75% of organizations already leverage AI for software creation in 2024.
  • 73% of technology leaders identify AI as their primary focus in 2025.
  • 55% of respondents cited task automation as the main driver of AI adoption.
  • 48% of respondents use AI to optimize code.
  • 46% of respondents use AI to improve diagnostics.
  • 46% of respondents use AI to test software.
  • 37% of respondents flagged the risk of errors, bugs, and inefficiencies in AI-generated code.
  • 37% of respondents highlighted the potential for security vulnerabilities.
  • 78% of respondents cited data privacy as their top concern.
  • 60% of companies implement ethical AI guidelines.
  • 59% of companies implement formal privacy policies.
  • 54% of companies introduce protections for sensitive information.
  • 55% of companies that have adopted AI reported new job creation.

Sources:

  • 2025 Reveal Software Development Challenges Survey, conducted by Infragistics.
  • 2025 article in the Vatican News.
  • Reveal is a developer-first embedded BI platform built by Infragistics for ISVs and software teams needing scalable analytics with no user or data limits.