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How Software Engineers Actually Use AI


We surveyed 730 coders and developers about how (and how often) they use AI chatbots on the job. The results amazed and disturbed us.

While a small but vocal group insists AI will devour programming jobs in time, most dismiss full automation as a pipe dream. The doom prophets warn that corporate bosses will slash payrolls the moment AI looks capable, leaving human engineers debugging their own obsolescence. The realists see AI as a force multiplier, not a job killer —automating repetitive coding but leaving the creativity, architecture, and debugging to humans.

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