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In the Loop: AI Promised Faster Coding. This Study Disagrees

TIME - Tech

Conventional wisdom states that this has accelerated software engineering significantly. A new study by METR, published last week, set out to measure the degree to which AI speeds up the work of experienced software developers. The results were very unexpected. What the study found -- METR measured the speed of 16 developers working on complex software projects, both with and without AI assistance. After finishing their tasks, the developers estimated that access to AI had accelerated their work by 20% on average.