Production incidents increase by 242% due to generative AI utilization - Sony Group's perspective on 'control and freedom' in the AI era
Sony Biz Networks presented a strategy for operating AI-driven development within strict security standards, explaining that while review effort was cut by 50%, production incidents increased by 242%.
Key points
- •Sony Biz Networks explained the 10-year journey from GitLab adoption in 2015 to the Ultimate integration in 2025, and the role division of AI agents built on top of it
- •The adoption of AI-driven development reduced review effort by 50% and eliminated merge request wait times, but production incidents increased by 242%
- •The company argues that balancing strict security standards (control) with development efficiency (freedom) is crucial in the AI era