IBM launches Bob, an agentic development platform for enterprise AI governance, reporting 45% productivity gains across 80,000 developers
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Darryl K. Taft
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Summary
IBM has launched Bob, a new agentic AI-assisted development platform focused on enterprise governance, auditability, and operational discipline rather than raw code-generation speed. Since June 2025, Bob has scaled internally from 100 to over 80,000 developers across IBM's global workforce, with surveyed users reporting an average 45% increase in productivity.
Key quotes
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Bob has been running internally at IBM since June 2025, scaling from 100 developers to more than 80,000 users across IBM's global workforce.
Surveyed users report an average 45% increase in productivity.
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