A survey of 791 developers reveals that senior developers ship 2.5x more AI-generated code than juniors, with 32% of seniors saying over half their production code is AI-generated versus 13% of juniors. While seniors report greater speed gains and confidence with AI tools, nearly 30% still spend significant time fixing AI output. Despite productivity questions raised by recent studies showing AI can actually slow developers down by 19%, 80% of developers find AI tools make coding more enjoyable, suggesting psychological benefits beyond pure efficiency gains.
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