Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI
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| author | Daniotti, Simone Wachs, Johannes Feng, Xiangnan Neffke, Frank |
| author_facet | Daniotti, Simone Wachs, Johannes Feng, Xiangnan Neffke, Frank |
| contents | Generative coding tools promise big productivity gains, but uneven uptake could widen skill and income gaps. We train a neural classifier to spot AI-generated Python functions in over 30 million GitHub commits by 170,000 developers, tracking how fast -- and where -- these tools take hold. Today, AI writes an estimated 29% of Python functions in the US, a modest and shrinking lead over other countries. We estimate that quarterly output, measured in online code contributions, has increased by 3.6% because of this. Our evidence suggests that programmers using AI may also more readily expand into new domains of software development. However, experienced programmers capture nearly all of these productivity and exploration gains, widening rather than closing the skill gap. |
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| spellingShingle | Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI Daniotti, Simone Wachs, Johannes Feng, Xiangnan Neffke, Frank Computers and Society Software Engineering Physics and Society Generative coding tools promise big productivity gains, but uneven uptake could widen skill and income gaps. We train a neural classifier to spot AI-generated Python functions in over 30 million GitHub commits by 170,000 developers, tracking how fast -- and where -- these tools take hold. Today, AI writes an estimated 29% of Python functions in the US, a modest and shrinking lead over other countries. We estimate that quarterly output, measured in online code contributions, has increased by 3.6% because of this. Our evidence suggests that programmers using AI may also more readily expand into new domains of software development. However, experienced programmers capture nearly all of these productivity and exploration gains, widening rather than closing the skill gap. |
| title | Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI |
| topic | Computers and Society Software Engineering Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08945 |