Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
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In a study of experienced open-source developers, access to AI tools like Cursor Pro and Claude actually *increased* the time it took to complete tasks by 19%. Surprisingly, both expert forecasters and the developers themselves predicted significant *speedups* from using AI, even after the developers had used the tools. This highlights a disconnect between perceived and actual AI impact on productivity.
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AI tools meant to help computer programmers were found to slow them down, even though everyone thought they'd be faster. Programmers spent more time fiddling with the AI than actually coding.
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While the setting-specific nature limits generalizability, the study uses a strong experimental design (RCT) with real-world tasks and a relevant developer population, offering valuable insights into the current limitations of AI in boosting productivity for this specific group. The rich qualitative and quantitative data further strengthens the analysis, offering compelling explanations for the unexpected slowdown.
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