- Google Survey finds that 90% of developers use AI at work, 80% see greater productivity
- Two thirds depend largely on AI, many use it 2 hours/day
- Many still do not completely trust AI production, suggesting that they have become more
It is no secret that developers are using AI to help with their repetitive coding activities, but Google’s new research has revealed the true scope of the use of AI: two out of three (65%) software developers who say they now depend largely on AI tools.
According to reports, in terms of general use, almost all development professionals (90%) now use AI, a strong increase over 14% observed in 2024.
Today, the average time that passes using the workflows among this type of workers is now in two hours.
Google says that developers are really using AI
The benefits for developers who use technology are clear: four out of five agree that they see greater productivity of the use of AI, and three out of five (59%) claim to see improvements in the quality of their code.
When using generative, developers can free themselves more time to solve problems, design and supervision, with the managing lower level coding demands.
However, there is some resentment about the delivery of work to the intelligence of computers, with less than a quarter (24%) that trusts the outputs of the ‘much’ or ‘much’. As such, developers tend to see AI as a support tool, and not as a replacement for human judgment.
Despite our worst fears, the report also reveals that the adoption of AI has not changed significantly how developers still experience their working life, and programmers feel that their experience is still valued despite the increase in AI that saves time.
For companies, artificial intelligence has positive and negative implications, with the senior director of Google for the management of products Ryan J saves calling technology a “mirror and a multiplier.”
“In cohesive organizations, AI increases efficiency. In fragmented, weaknesses stands out,” said Salva.
The Devops Research and Evaluation Program of a decade (DORA) divided workers into seven team archetypes to immerse themselves a little more in how AI affects developers at work, concluding that organizations must “evolve their culture, processes and systems to support a new era of software development.”
