Submission + - Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Produ (metr.org)
dirkx writes: They conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Unsurprisingly, they found that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than withoutâ"AI makes them slower.
