Devs doubt AI-written code, but don't always check it

"Based on data from more than 1,100 developers worldwide, the survey finds that AI coding tools have become the norm, with 72 percent of developers who have tried these tools using them every day or multiple times a day. And only six percent report occasional usage, meaning less than once a week. Devs say 42 percent of their code includes significant assistance from AI models, a share they expect will reach 65 percent by 2027, up from just six percent in 2023."

"But the growing usage of AI tooling has, according to Sonar, created a verification bottleneck. "This verification step isn't trivial," the report says. "While AI is supposed to save time, developers are spending a significant portion of that saved time on review. Nearly all developers (95 percent) spend at least some effort reviewing, testing, and correcting AI output. A majority (59 percent) rate that effort as 'moderate' or 'substantial.'""

Ninety-six percent of software developers believe AI-generated code isn't functionally correct, while only 48 percent always check AI-generated code before committing. Seventy-two percent of developers who have tried AI coding tools use them every day or multiple times a day, and only six percent use them less than once a week. Developers report 42 percent of their code includes significant AI assistance, expected to reach 65 percent by 2027, up from six percent in 2023. AI assistance appears across prototypes, internal production, customer-facing production, and critical business services. Ninety-five percent spend at least some effort reviewing AI output, with 59 percent rating that effort moderate or substantial, creating a verification bottleneck.

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