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Mar 16, 2026 · Industry Insights

When AI Coding Boosts Skill Yet Encourages Laziness: A Developer’s Paradox

A senior developer recounts how AI‑assisted coding feels faster and more fun, yet controlled experiments show it actually slows task completion by 19% and introduces more bugs, while seasoned engineers become over‑reliant, risking loss of design thinking and code‑understanding.