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TechSonar: Debunking coding assistants

19 January 2026
Lisa Marie Scholten & Laura Hernandez

How are AI-powered coding assistants transforming software development? Will greater accessibility lead to new data protection challenges? Can organisations and service providers build stronger governance and privacy-by-design into coding assistants? With our guest, Laura Hernandez, we will decode the key risks, responsibilities and opportunities behind AI coding assistants.

This episode is one of a series observing 6 AI trends from the TechSonar 2025-2026: covering agentic AI, AI companions, automated proctoring, AI-driven personalised learning, coding assistants, and confidential computing. Better tune in.

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