Most coders are using or plan to use AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT in their workflows, according to Stack Overflow's 2023 Developer Survey. The programmer Q&A site, which received 90,000 responses from 185 countries, found that 77% of respondents had a favorable view of using AI in their development workflows. - 70% already use or plan to use AI tools this year.
- However, only 42% trust these AI coding tools. Of those, even fewer — only 3% — expressed a high level of trust in their outputs.
- Developers from India, Brazil, and Poland were more likely to adopt AI tools compared to their counterparts from the U.S., U.K., and France.
- Among the respondents, most reported using ChatGPT as the top AI search tool, followed by Bing AI and WolframAlpha.
- In addition to AI search tools, Stack Overflow asked about AI developer tools, with GitHub Copilot taking the top spot.
- Developers with less experience are more inclined to use AI tools. However, as developers gain more experience, their likelihood of using AI tools drops. In fact, over 40% of developers with over 21 years of experience said they have no intention of using these tools. This could be in part because more experienced developers often work on intricate projects or code structures that don't benefit from AI tools.
- Most developers currently using AI tools report using them to write code. Notably, those not interested in using AI tools find writing code the least beneficial.
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