Gen AI boosts productivity, but only for certain developers - here's why

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Close to one-third of code is now AI-generated.
• Developer productivity is up 4% due to generative AI.
• Productivity gains are limited to more experienced developers. 

The amount of AI-generated code worldwide has grown sixfold over the past two years, from 5% in 2022 to nearly 30% by the end of 2024. Along with it has come a measurable increase in programmer productivity. 

These are some of the findings from a new study by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), which examined the impact of AI tools and platforms on software development. Researchers developed a model that was applied to a large dataset covering software development activity across six countries.  

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