Study Reveals AI Coding Tools Slow Down Developers Contrary to Belief
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Summary
AI coding tools were found to make developers slower instead of faster, contradicting expectations. The study by Model Evaluation & Threat Research revealed that developers using AI tools were hindered and even experienced hallucinations. Despite anticipating a 24% speedup, developers actually faced a 19% slowdown.
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The developers predicted a 24 percent speedup, but even after testing, they faced a 19 percent slowdown.
Not only did the use of AI tools hinder developers, but it led them to hallucinate, much like the AIs have a tendency to do themselves.
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