New study suggests major productivity boost when using Cursor's coding agent

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The University of Chicago study is the latest indicating AI coding agents are starting to make a real difference.

The potential of AI coding tools to supercharge developer productivity has been much discussed – but not always evidenced. Trust in AI coding tools is plummeting, according to recent surveys, as devs get their hands on them and weigh their benefits and drawbacks. In the industry, there’s an AI competence penalty against those who utilize the tech.

But a new study from a researcher at the University of Chicago suggests that the benefits are real – and potentially enormous.

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