Acceleration of software development with AI co-pilots in 2023

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Bergur Thormundsson,
Dec 10, 2024
Software developers using an AI co-pilot used nearly 56% less time than those without a co-pilot in 2023. This is a staggering difference in time, meaning that a software developer with a co-pilot could do the work of two developers without AI assistance.

Difference in software development tasks with and without an artificial intelligence (AI) co-pilot* in 2023 (in minutes)

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January 2024

Region

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Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

95 respondents

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Source clarifies: GitHub. Based on a sample of 95 developers split randomly into 2 groups to complete a coding task.

*Source clarifies: "copilots = generative AI-powered tools designed to work alongside humans, automating tedious tasks"

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