AI has made developers more powerful than ever. Why aren't they happy?
AI use in software development is at an unusual stage of maturity. The overwhelming majority of developers are using AI tools to create code, but there are a lot of questions about the ramifications of doing so. How much should developers trust the code that AI produces? Where specifically does AI belong in the software development process? And what exactly is the role of software developers in the age of AI?
Senior Director at Upsun.
According to McKinsey’s The State of AI in 2026, 80% of AI users say that it has improved their individual productivity, and 50% say it helps them make better decisions. Yet there’s not a universally positive response from those who are making the most use of AI technology.
Some have pointed to a kind of AI “fatigue”, where developers managing multiple agents, juggling different tasks, and continually switching context are quickly overwhelmed.
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