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July 11, 2025

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity - METR
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We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.