W4402275888 Working papers AI × management and organizations

The Effects of Generative AI on High-Skilled Work: Evidence from Three Field Experiments with Software Developers

Zheyuan (Kevin) Cui · Mert Demirer · Sonia Jaffe · Leon Musolff · Sida Peng · Tobias Salz

Also recorded as: doi:10.2139/ssrn.4945566 · ssrn:4945566

ssrn abstract page · 2024-09-05

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Across three randomized field experiments and 4,867 software developers, the abstract reports an estimated 26.08% increase in completed tasks among developers using an AI coding assistant, with higher adoption and larger gains among less-experienced developers.

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Scope: Universe and denominator: 4,867 developers across Microsoft, Accenture, and an anonymous Fortune 100 company overall; unit: developer and completed task; period: not displayed; arm, take-up, and experience-subgroup denominators are not displayed.

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  • The abstract reports a 10.3% standard error but does not display arm counts, take-up denominators, study periods, or task-quality outcomes; the estimate conditioned on tool use should not be read as a simple randomized-access intention-to-treat effect.

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