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Productivity field experiments

Randomly allowing or forbidding AI on real work tasks and measuring time, quality, and people’s own estimates.

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  • Becker et al 2025 - METR developer productivity
  • METR 2026 - Developer productivity update

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  • Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
  • We are Changing our Developer Productivity Experiment Design
  • What separates flow from 'dark flow' when building with AI?
  • Is compulsive AI use addiction, habit, or rational reliance?
  • Why do we feel faster with AI than we are?

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