[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav-categories":3,"article-metr-study-reveals-ai-tools-slow-down-experienced-open-source-developers-by-19":70},{"data":4},[5,37,57,64],{"name":6,"slug":7,"categories":8},"Productivity","productivity",[9,13,17,21,25,29,33],{"id":10,"title":11,"slug":12},17,"Branding","branding",{"id":14,"title":15,"slug":16},19,"Marketing","marketing",{"id":18,"title":19,"slug":20},20,"Work","work",{"id":22,"title":23,"slug":24},34,"Community","community",{"id":26,"title":27,"slug":28},21,"For newbies","for-newbies",{"id":30,"title":31,"slug":32},24,"Investment","investment",{"id":34,"title":35,"slug":36},22,"Finance","finance",{"name":38,"slug":39,"categories":40},"Tech","tech",[41,45,49,53],{"id":42,"title":43,"slug":44},28,"Technology","technology",{"id":46,"title":47,"slug":48},32,"Artificial Intelligence","artificial-intelligence",{"id":50,"title":51,"slug":52},26,"Security and protection","security-and-protection",{"id":54,"title":55,"slug":56},31,"YouTube Blog","youtube-blog",{"name":58,"slug":59,"categories":60},"News","news",[61],{"id":62,"title":58,"slug":63},18,"quasanews",{"name":65,"slug":66,"categories":67},"Business","business",[68],{"id":69,"title":65,"slug":66},16,{"post":71,"published_news":95,"popular_news":159,"categories":230},{"title":72,"description":73,"meta_title":72,"meta_description":74,"meta_keywords":75,"text":76,"slug":77,"created_at":78,"publish_at":79,"formatted_created_at":80,"category_id":46,"links":81,"view_type":86,"video_url":87,"views":88,"likes":89,"lang":90,"comments_count":89,"category":91},"METR Study Reveals AI Tools Slow Down Experienced Open-Source Developers by 19%","A recent study by the Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) organization has uncovered surprising results regarding the impact of AI coding tools on the productivity of experienced developers working on mature open-source projects. Contrary to expectations, the research found that productivity dropped by 19%, even though participants believed AI had accelerated their work by 20%.","Contrary to expectations, the research found that productivity dropped by 19%, even though participants believed AI had accelerated their work by 20%.","The projects, averaging over 10 years old, contained more than a million lines of code, providing a complex and representative environment for testing.","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>A recent study by the Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) organization has uncovered surprising results regarding the impact of AI coding tools on the productivity of experienced developers working on mature open-source projects\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture class=\"image-align-left\">\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t140706466.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"METR Study Reveals AI Tools Slow Down Experienced Open-Source Developers by 19%\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"225\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t140706466.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>Contrary to expectations, the research found that productivity dropped by 19%, even though participants believed AI had accelerated their work by 20%.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The study employed a rigorous methodology, involving 16 developers from prominent open-source projects who tackled 246 real-world tasks. These tasks were randomly assigned to either an "AI-allowed" or "AI-disallowed" category. The projects, averaging over 10 years old, contained more than a million lines of code, providing a complex and representative environment for testing.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Key issues emerged during the experiment. AI-generated code often failed to meet the "high standards" of these mature projects, leading developers to spend significant time reviewing and correcting outputs — only 39% of AI suggestions were accepted.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Frequently, developers had to rewrite code entirely after multiple unsuccessful AI attempts, negating potential time savings. The study suggests that modern AI tools excel with small, well-defined, "greenfield" projects but struggle with large codebases requiring deep contextual understanding and implicit project knowledge.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture class=\"image-align-right\">\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t141115898.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"METR Study Reveals AI Tools Slow Down Experienced Open-Source Developers by 19%\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"225\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t141115898.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>A critical finding is the discrepancy between perception and reality: despite working 19% slower with AI, developers subjectively felt a 20% speedup. This raises doubts about the reliability of self-reported data in many AI tool effectiveness reports, highlighting the need for controlled experiments to assess true impact.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>However, an alternative explanation emerges. Experienced developers may have demanded code revisions when AI outputs didn’t align with their preferred style or perceived efficiency, even if the code functioned correctly.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>This behavior could imply that, in real-world scenarios, these developers might naturally expend 39% more time and effort on tasks than necessary — without AI, they might be slower still, while with AI, a perceived 20% speedup was offset by a 19% net slowdown.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cpicture class=\"image-align-left\">\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t141114249.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"METR Study Reveals AI Tools Slow Down Experienced Open-Source Developers by 19%\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"135\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/01/image-2025-07-11t141114249.jpg\" width=\"180\" />\u003C/picture>Also read:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/selling-social-status-the-quiet-rise-of-credibility-as-a-service\">Selling Social Status – The Quiet Rise of Credibility-as-a-Service\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/tiktok-develops-a-u-s-specific-app-as-part-of-a-high-stakes-transition\">TikTok Develops a U.S.-Specific App as Part of a High-Stakes Transition\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/wimbledon-2025-sweat-ai-and-a-fairytale-in-whit\">Wimbledon 2025: Sweat, AI, and a Fairytale in White\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Cp>This nuanced insight challenges the narrative around AI’s universal productivity benefits and underscores the importance of context in its application. 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