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AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds
(www.reuters.com)
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this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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From the article: "Even after completing the tasks with AI, the developers believed that they had decreased task times by 20%. But the study found that using AI did the opposite: it increased task completion time by 19%."
I'm not saying you didn't save time, but it's remarkable that the research shows that this perception can be false.