AI Tools May Slow Experienced Developers Instead Of Boosting Productivity, Study Finds Tasks Take 19% Longer With Assistance: Report
An experiment shows that AI tools, widely touted as productivity boosters, may actually slow down experienced software developers instead of speeding up their work. AI Tools Increase Task Completion In July 2025, in the study conducted by nonprofit research group Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR), 16 software developers with an average of five years’…
