Coding is being positioned as place where generative AI is going to have a huge impact.
But a new study of 800 developers found GitHub Copilot did little to improve productivity, while introducing 41% more bugs into the code.
https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html
Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants
Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.Grant Gross (CIO)