# Does AI lead to AppSec hell or nirvana?

DevFeed: [Does AI lead to AppSec hell or nirvana?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/does-ai-lead-to-appsec-hell-or-nirvana-7801.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/ai-appsec-hell-or-nirvana/>)

Author: Erin Cullen

Published: 2023-10-03T17:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [FFmpeg (Fast Forward Moving Picture Experts Group)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ffmpeg.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [devrel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devrel.md>), [devsecops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devsecops.md>), [executive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive.md>), [ffmpeg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ffmpeg.md>), [megawatt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/megawatt.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines whether using artificial intelligence in application development and application security will lead to better outcomes or greater risks. It describes AI as a productivity multiplier for developers and security professionals, including research assistance, code explanation, and support for AppSec tools. Examples include using ChatGPT to generate an FFmpeg command and using an AI-driven tool to explain code.

## Source excerpt

Ravi Maira and Randall Degges discussed using AI in AppSec during a LinkedIn live discussion in June 2023. Read on to catch some of the highlights from their talk.