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AI Tools Slow Experienced Developers by 19%, Study Finds

7/21/2025

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A groundbreaking study by METR reveals a surprising truth: experienced developers using AI tools actually took 19% longer to finish tasks than their counterparts without AI. This finding exposes a significant gap between the perceived benefits of AI and its real-world impact, urging a critical reassessment of how we evaluate these technologies in software development.

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A groundbreaking study by METR reveals a surprising truth: experienced developers using AI tools actually took 19% longer to finish tasks than their counterparts without AI. This finding exposes a significant gap between the perceived benefits of AI and its real-world impact, urging a critical reassessment of how we evaluate these technologies in software development.