Why Fast Code Isn't Safe Code: AI's Hidden Security Gap

AI excels at building functional applications rapidly, but this masks a critical gap: it does not address security in 'unhappy paths' like unauthorized database access, API key exposure, or request manipulation that experienced developers instinctively prevent. The Moltbook incident exemplifies this—a beautifully functional social network exposed 1.5 million tokens through simple browser inspection because security fundamentals were bypassed. As AI-generated software becomes mainstream, developers must actively learn security practices since technology alone cannot bridge the gap between working and safe code.