Security News > 2022 > September > Open-source software usage slowing down for fear of vulnerabilities, exposures, or risks

Anaconda released its annual 2022 State of Data Science report, revealing the widespread trends, opportunities, and perceived blockers facing the data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence industries.

While open-source software was created by and for developers, it is now an integral part of commercial software development and the backbone for continuous enterprise innovation.

As a result, 40% of professional respondents indicated that their organizations scaled back their open-source software usage in the past year due to concerns around security.

While most organizations use open-source software, of the 8% of respondents whose organizations are not, 54% said the biggest reason is fear of potential vulnerabilities, exposures, or risks.

Organizations attempting to scale their data science efforts and accelerate technology advancements and adoption have had to weather the effects of talent shortage challenges.

Contrastingly, only 19% of student respondents are currently learning ethics in AI/ML/data science lectures, and 32% of students rarely or never have been taught bias in AI/ML/data science classes.

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