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A survey of developers by coding Q&A site Stack Overflow has found that AI tools are becoming commonplace in the industry even as coders remain skeptical about their accuracy. The survey comes at an interesting time for the site, which is trying to work out how to benefit from AI while dealing with a strike by moderators over AI-generated content.
The survey found that 77 percent of respondents felt favorably about using AI in their workflow and that 70 percent are already using or plan to use AI coding tools this year.
Only 3 percent of respondents said they “highly trust” AI coding tools
Respondents cited benefits like increased productivity (33 percent) and faster learning (25 percent) but said they were wary about the accuracy of…