Preliminary data from a longitudinal AI impact study
2 days ago
- #Engineering Enablement
- #Developer Experience
- #AI Productivity
- AI productivity gains are around 10%, not the 2-3x often claimed by social media and vendors.
- A longitudinal study by DX analyzed data from 40 companies, showing a 65% increase in AI usage but only a 9.97% increase in PR throughput.
- Engineering leaders report productivity gains in the 8-12% range, significantly lower than executive expectations.
- Developers indicate that coding was never the main bottleneck; planning, alignment, and other human-centric tasks remain unaffected by AI.
- The study is ongoing, with future research focusing on why some teams benefit more from AI and how to close the gap.