Experienced software developers using AI code editors saw a 19% decrease in productivity, according to a new METR study.Maskot/Getty Images AI code editors have quickly become a mainstay of software ...
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 ...
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 ...