AI coding agents in a German company: the layer everyone forgets

Short summary

Deploying AI coding agents in German companies requires clearing three often-overlooked compliance layers: data processing agreements (AVV), works council codetermination, and IP ownership of generated code. The article outlines a fast order for resolving these before legal review stalls the project. It emphasizes involving the works council early and defining data access limits at the technical level.

• •Three compliance stops: data processing agreement, works council codetermination, and IP ownership of generated code
• •Works council bypass is the most expensive mistake — involve them early with clear answers about what the system records
• •Define data access limits technically to shrink the data-protection question before it's asked

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