Paper on AI and programmer productivity finds humans and AI are strong complements
mattbeane · x · 2026-07-28
A cited paper on AI and programmer productivity argues that AI and humans are strong complements rather than substitutes.
The key claim is the estimated elasticity of substitution: if that relationship holds at macro scale, the implications for labor markets and productivity could be huge.
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