The report, released by Google's DORA research division, based on 5,000 responses from technology experts worldwide , found that 90% of survey participants are using AI at work, up 14% from last year.

The findings come as the rise of AI has sparked both concern, excitement and anticipation about how the technology could impact jobs and the economy . Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made headlines in May when he said AI could lead to a spike in unemployment, though other tech experts have since sought to downplay those concerns.

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According to Google's leadership, company engineers often apply AI in their daily work. Photo: ITbrief

Google is one of many companies looking to capitalize on the AI-powered software development trend, offering tools ranging from free to $45 a month that help you write code and run software development tasks. The company also faces fierce competition, not only from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic, but also from AI startups like Replit and Anysphere, whose valuations are soaring thanks to the wave of AI-enabled tech companies.

Ryan J. Salva, who oversees Google’s programming tools like Gemini Code Assist, says “the vast majority” of teams at Google are now using AI, and the technology has been integrated into everything from how documentation is written to Google’s source code editors.

“If you're an engineer at Google, it's inevitable that you're going to be using AI in your day-to-day work,” he said in an interview with CNN before the report was published.

However, just because programmers are using AI doesn’t mean they’re all finding it useful. 46% of tech professionals surveyed said they have “some confidence” in the quality of code generated by AI, 23% “some confidence” and 20% “a lot of confidence”. In terms of impact, 31% said AI “somewhat improves” code quality, while 30% saw “no impact”.

On a scale of one to five, with one being basic text prediction and five being the ability for AI to understand vague, general commands, Salva said AI in software development is currently “between stages three and four.” That means AI can handle bugs across many systems but still requires human review and “multiple layers of safety.”

The adoption of AI tools comes as it becomes increasingly difficult for new hires to find work. Unemployment rates among computer science and computer engineering graduates are now higher than those who studied art history and English, according to data from the New York Federal Reserve. Job postings for software engineers on the platform Indeed fell 71% from February 2022 to August 2025.

Many recent computer science graduates who spoke to CNN earlier this year said they remained optimistic about their career prospects, but acknowledged that AI was changing the nature of work. Julio Rodriguez said he applied for more than 150 jobs before landing a position.

Despite the rapid increase in AI adoption, Salva argues that there are still important steps in software development that cannot be automated, and AI will mainly streamline repetitive, boring tasks.

However, he also admitted that AI's acceptance also comes partly from the hype surrounding this technology.

“Software development is an industry like fashion… We’re all chasing the new jeans,” he said. “And when there’s so much talk about it, people are eager to try something new.”

(According to CNN)

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