Critical and major defects are up to 1.7 times higher in AI-authored changes compared to human-authored changes.
Critical and major defects are up to 1.7 times higher in AI-authored changes compared to human-authored changes. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by CodeRabbit in January 2026. It covers topics including AI Code Generation, Software Quality, Code Defects, Human-Written Code. The original data appears in State of the AI vs. Human Code Generation Report . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Critical and major defects are up to 1.7 times higher in AI-authored changes compared to human-authored changes. This data was published by CodeRabbit and covers AI Code Generation, Software Quality, Code Defects, Human-Written Code.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from State of the AI vs. Human Code Generation Report , published by CodeRabbit on January 1, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.coderabbit.ai/whitepapers/state-of-AI-vs-human-code-generation-report.
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This statistic relates to AI Code Generation, Software Quality, Code Defects, Human-Written Code. Browse more statistics on AI Code Generation or from CodeRabbit.