@Gnuxie@social.applied-langua.ge
2025-12-10 15:55 UTC
> They don’t do what the billionaires claim they do: researchers found that open source developers were 19% less productive when using AI tools [Becker25], and a UK study showed no productivity gain [Kunert25].
n16, "We caution readers against overgeneralizing on the basis of our results. The slowdown we observe does not imply that current AI tools do not often improve developer’s productivity"
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@Gnuxie@social.applied-langua.ge 2025-12-10 15:59
@andybalaam@mastodon.social I think AI needs to be approached with caution, and we have the usual ethical concerns with anything touching tech startups. But i think people aren't being thorough enough about the claims on productivity etc.