Coders are refusing to work without AI — and that could come back to bite them
In 2026, you cannot pry AI coding tools out of developers’ vise grip, researchers have discovered. But while AI is undoubtedly helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, other researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them. Specifically, in February 2026, respected AI research lab METR…
