Measuring the Impact of AI on Experienced OSS Developer Productivity [pdf]

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nreece · 1h ago

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.

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Measuring the Impact of AI on Experienced OSS Developer Productivity [pdf]

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