Software engineer workflows have been transformed in recent years by an influx of AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot, which promise to enhance productivity by automatically writing lines ...

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AI coding assistants decreased experienced software developers' productivity by 19%, a new METR study suggests. The study found developers were overconfident in the AI tools, expecting a 20% ...

Before performing the study, the developers in question expected the AI tools would lead to a 24 percent reduction in the time needed for their assigned tasks. Even after completing those tasks, the ...