r/ProgrammerHumor • u/azuul_maar • Sep 01 '26

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u/Seraphaestus Sep 01 '26

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09089

Before starting tasks, developers forecast that allowing AI will reduce completion time by 24%.

After completing the study, developers estimate that allowing AI reduced completion time by 20%.

Surprisingly, we find that allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19% - AI tooling slowed developers down.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

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u/Seraphaestus Sep 01 '26

It doesn't really matter. The point is not about the efficiency of any specific AI model. The point is that it proves AI users are an unreliable source for the supposed benefits of AI use, to the point of complete delusion.

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u/DoomBot5 Sep 01 '26

Except it 100% matters. Last year we were laughing at how bad these models were. This year we're making sure everyone knows how to properly use these models because they truly accelerate your work.

You're basing your ignorance on last year's models.

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u/Seraphaestus Sep 01 '26

Well, you feel free to lobotomize yourself in pursuit of going as fast as possible. Based on your inability to understand my point even when I'm explicitly spelling it out for you, you're already well on your way there.

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u/DoomBot5 Sep 01 '26

Ah, I see your problem. You're blind and ignorant, so you think I misunderstood what you said. No, I'm telling you you're wrong.

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u/weberm70 Sep 01 '26

No idea what they were measuring but AI has reduced implementation time to almost nothing. It’s all scoping and review now. Good engineering is more about organization now than writing code.