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Software developers use AI more than ever, but trust it less | Unreliability is creating hidden errors, increasing developers' debugging time


In its annual poll of 49,000 professional developers, Stack Overflow found that 80 percent use AI tools in their work in 2025, a share that has surged...

Unlike clearly incorrect code, these near-misses can introduce hidden bugs and logic errors that take hours to untangle – especially for junior developers who accept AI suggestions too readily. Artificial intelligence can flatten the learning curve for new languages or frameworks, offering targeted answers that complement traditional documentation searches – a function Stack Overflow has filled for years. Chief Product and Technology Officer Jody Bailey told Venture Beat that Stack Overflow is rethinking its role as AI changes how developers seek help and share knowledge.

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