Hello and welcome to today’s Tech Brief. New research shows U.S. software developers lead the world in AI-assisted coding. A team of researchers analyzed 80 million GitHub submissions from 2018 to 2024 and found that in 2024, an estimated 30.1 percent of U.S.-sourced Python functions were AI-generated—more than Germany’s 24.3 percent, France’s 23.2 percent, India’s 21.6 percent, Russia’s 15.4 percent, and China’s 11.7 percent.

The study argues that “once developers use AI for 30 percent of their code, quarterly commits rise by 2.4 percent.” They estimate the annual value of AI-assisted coding in the U.S. at nine to fourteen billion dollars, aligning with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s claim that around 30 percent of Microsoft code is written by AI.

Even broader productivity surveys suggest the gains could push that value to sixty-four to ninety-six billion dollars per year. The researchers acknowledge limitations—like focusing on GitHub and Python—but remain bullish on AI’s role in boosting experimentation and developer knowledge. That’s the Tech Brief—thanks for listening.
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