<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A recent study by METR found that AI-powered coding assistants could slow down experienced developers rather than increase productivity.</li><li>Developers in the study predicted a 24% increase in speed when using AI but actually took 19% longer to complete tasks with AI tools.</li><li>The slowdown was attributed to developers' overestimation of AI capabilities, complex codebases, inconsistency in AI suggestions, and difficulty in grasping implicit context within large repositories.</li><li>Researchers caution that these results may not apply universally and suggest that AI tools could still benefit less experienced developers or those working on smaller projects.</li></ul>

Study shows AI coding assistants actually slow down experienced developers

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