Coders are refusing to work without AI – and that could come back to bite them
Researchers have found that in 2026, developers are heavily reliant on AI coding tools. While AI speeds up coding, concerns arise about code quality, potentially causing future problems.
In 2026, you cannot pry AI coding tools out of developers’ vise grip, researchers have discovered.
But while AI is undoubtedly helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, other researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.