AI coding study results
METR's annotated chart drew 180.6K views on X: 1.2x its typical post and #12 of 26 METR charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Since early 2025, we've been studying how AI tools impact productivity among developers. Previously, we found a 20% slowdown. That finding is now outdated. Speedups now seem likely, but changes in developer behavior make our new results unr
Why it spread
It spread because a trusted evaluation account publicly retired its own earlier finding of a 20% slowdown and said speedups now seem likely, drawing 776 likes, 100 reposts, 45 quotes, 237 saves and 180,574 views.
What worked
- The post leads with a reversal of the account's own prior result, which gives readers a concrete before and after rather than a fresh claim.
- It is unusually well self labelled and branded, with a visible source line, so viewers can tell who is speaking and where the evidence comes from.
- It pairs a striking headline with an explicit caveat that selection effects make the new results unreliable, which invites quotes and saves rather than quiet scrolling.
What to borrow
We could frame our next chart as a correction of our own earlier number, state the old figure and the new direction plainly, and label the chart and source line so the caveat travels with the image.
Careful
Do not copy the reversal for its own sake or over read the engagement as proof that the new speedup finding is solid, since the post itself says the results are unreliable.
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How far did METR's "AI coding study results" chart travel?
180,574 views, 776 likes, 100 reposts and 237 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @METR_Evals gets about 153K views.
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A annotated chart. Late-2025 AI likely accelerates open-source work, but selection effects make results unreliable.
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