GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer
GitHub / Microsoft
AI coding assistant. GitHub ran a controlled experiment in which developers wrote an HTTP server in JavaScript with and without Copilot.
- Industry
- Technology
- Function
- Generation (code)
- Dated
- 7 September 2022
- Source type
- vendor research (controlled experiment)
Measured effect, as reported
“developers who used GitHub Copilot completed the task significantly faster–55% faster than the developers who didn’t use GitHub Copilot”
Wording checked against the source page (archived page text).
Evidence strength. Randomised controlled experiment, also published as a paper on arXiv. Run by the vendor, on a single small task.
This use case is not part of the AI Dividend Index and does not change it.
Source
https://github.blog/news-insights/research/research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/
arXiv: The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot (opens in a new tab)