descriptive claim
In a controlled study, professional software developers granted access to GitHub Copilot completed an assigned task 56% faster than those without access, and among Copilot users the tool writes approximately 46% of their code on average (as of February 2023).
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confidence 0.85
Evidence (1)
supports (1)
- Exploring How AI Will Impact the Economy direct_measurementweight0.80
locator: Software Development section
“professional software developers granted access to GitHub Copilot completed an assigned task 56% faster than those who weren't. Of developers who use Copilot, the tool writes 46% of their code on average”