How CIOs Can Retain Control as AI Writes More Code
CIO, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
Digital leaders tell CIO how they keep control of AI-generated code through human review, automation, policies and training.
Citing Sonar's 2026 survey, the article says AI now accounts for 42% of committed code, yet 96% of developers do not fully trust it and only 48% always verify it.
Leaders from Ordnance Survey, Snowflake, Boomi, Chase, TF1, Thomson Reuters, WalkMe and Sanofi describe their approaches.
Ordnance Survey's Tim Chilton checks agent output in detail, while Chase CIO Gill Haus stresses end-to-end automation so humans do not become a bottleneck.
Others call for clear policies on when agents can be explored, delegated work or released to production, guardrails for non-developers who vibe code, and training to upskill staff.