Before starting tasks, developers forecast that allowing AI will reduce completion time by 24%. After completing the study, developers estimate that allowing AI reduced completion time by 20%. Surprisingly, we find that allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19%–AI tooling slowed developers down.
Here’s the full paper for the study this article is about: Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity (PDF).
The gap and miss is insane.
Thank you, the article is shit