# We Regret the Error: AI and Human Productivity
Ah, Artificial Intelligence, the shiny new tool that we keep believing will help us all work smarter, not harder. But wait—what if it’s more like asking an overzealous intern to handle our coffee order? A recent study has suggested that using AI might not be the golden ticket to productivity we once thought, especially in the coding world. Let’s break down the quirks and quibbles of this study by Uplevel.
## Key Points
– **The AI Effect**: Fans of AI insist it boosts human productivity, particularly in coding. But hold your horses!
– **Uplevel’s Study**: A coding management software company released findings that may rain on our AI parade, claiming real-life results aren’t matching the hype.
– **Productivity Puzzle**: It turns out engineers who used AI tools were no more productive than those who didn’t. It’s like bringing a calculator to a spelling bee.
– **Quality vs. Quantity**: While AI can churn out code faster, the quality of the output remains questionable. Shouldn’t we aim for both speed and substance, or is that asking too much from a robot buddy?
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As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-programming-assistants-code-error
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