Security Concerns in AI Coding Assistants: Systematic Analysis of GitHub Copilot Discussions
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Researchers systematically analyze real developer discussions about security concerns with generative AI coding assistants, focusing on GitHub Copilot. The study surfaces issues beyond technical performance — including reliability, non-determinism, bias, and copyright infringement — from practitioners who actually use these tools daily. Findings reveal that the community's security concerns are broader and more nuanced than what prior academic evaluations have measured.