report · 2025-07-10

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

Joel Becker, Nate Rush, Beth Barnes, David Rein

Why it matters here

Randomized AI access slowed this sample of experienced developers, illustrating why benchmark gains need real-work validation.

Observed R&D automation

What to keep in mind

  • Narrow population and early-2025 tools.

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