ai productivity slowdown

Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longe

7 AI Tools That 20% Slowed Software Engineering

20% longer task completion times were observed when seasoned developers integrated AI pair-programming, showing that AI can actually slow work rather than speed it up. In a six-week study, teams expected instant time savings but found productivity dip instead. The data challenges the headline claim that AI always makes developers