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How might we improve the impact of AI on developers’ productivity?
In this presentation, I will discuss some of the findings from two different research projects I led at Google, both of which aim to answer the question: “How might we improve the impact of AI on developers’ productivity?”
We have promised to our developers that AI could make them 20-55% faster when coding; but what happens if developers do not use AI? I will cover some of the things I learned about the characteristics of developers who are faster with AI, and those who are more likely to use AI, as well as some of the things I learned about what AI feature characteristics impact developers’ AI use.
meet the speaker
Elise Paradis
Dr. Paradis was first exposed to the field of developer productivity research pre-pandemic, at Facebook, now Meta, and she was hooked. Her three years at Meta and years at Google have taught her the importance of thinking holistically about developer productivity. At Google, she leverages her knowledge about AI and developer productivity as well as her social sciences background to answer difficult questions about what the future of AI-enhanced development might entail.
