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A Stack Overflow pulse survey of ~900 developers (conducted in partnership with OpenAI) reveals that AI use for learning has surged to 64%, up from 37% in 2024, while the number of learning resources developers rely on has sharply declined. Despite growing adoption, trust remains the top barrier—38% cite distrust in AI results—and experienced developers still favor technical documentation as a first step. Most developers use AI alongside other resources (technical docs, search, Stack Overflow) rather than exclusively. The survey also explores the 'AI productivity tax': the hidden cost of verifying AI outputs and the lack of citation provenance in LLM answers. On AI job platforms, developer appetite is lukewarm—only 17% would use an AI agent for job search unconditionally, with human oversight and data transparency being key conditions for broader acceptance.

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