Link to section🤖 AI Tools
AI Tools
94% of respondents used AI tools regularly. 86% of Devin users worked at Japanese-headquartered companies, the highest share across employer types, while only 62% of Grok users did so.
Which AI tools do you use regularly?
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Link to section⚙️ Use Cases
Use Cases
Code generation was the most frequent use case for AI tools.
While summarization was only used by 47% of respondents overall, among those that had a leadership role (Engineering Manager, CTO, etc.) it was used by 71% of respondents.
What do you use AI tools for?
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Link to section⚖️ AI Code Generation
AI Code Generation
33% of respondents were generating at least half the code they produced through AI.
What proportion of the code you produce is AI-generated?
Link to section⏱️ Code Generation Frequency
Code Generation Frequency
Developers who used AI more frequently tended to have less experience: the median was 10 years for those who never used it, compared to 6 years for those who used it constantly.
How frequently do you use AI tools to generate or refactor code?
Link to section😖 Pain Points
Pain Points
Hallucinations and code quality were the top concerns respondents had about AI tools, regardless of gender. However, women were significantly more worried about broader social issues. Ethical concerns were cited by 36% of women compared to 19% of men, privacy concerns by 32% of women compared to 21% of men, and environmental impact by 28% of women compared to 18% of men.
What are your top pain points when it comes to using AI tools?
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Link to section🏭 Productivity
Productivity
Only 16% of respondents disagreed that AI tools made them a lot more productive.
AI tools have made me a lot more productive
Link to section🔒 Job Security
Job Security
Only 19% of respondents saw AI as a threat to their job security.
AI tools are a threat to my job security