Developers remain willing but reluctant to use AI

Developers are frustrated, and this year’s results demonstrate that the future of code is about trust, not just tools. ... In fact, trust in the accuracy of AI has fallen from 40% in previous years to just 29% this year. We’ve also seen positive favorability in AI decrease from 72% to 60% year over year. The cause for this shift can be found in the related data: - The number-one frustration, cited by 45% of respondents, is dealing with "AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite," which often makes debugging more time-consuming. In fact, 66% of developers say they are spending more time fixing "almost-right" AI-generated code. When the code gets complicated and the stakes are high, developers turn to people. An overwhelming 75% said they would still ask another person for help when they don’t trust AI’s answers. … The adoption of AI agents is far from universal. ... When asked about "vibe coding"—generating entire applications from prompts—nearly 72% said it is not part of their professional work, and an additional 5% emphatically do not participate in vibe coding.