Ok it’s 2026. What are the AI gains?

I keep seeing that AI is increasing dev productivity ANYWHERE from 0-100%. What does this mean?Is more work being added to sprints?Are backlogs completely cleared?Are you completing 2-5x as many projects/features/releases?I’m only one dot on the chart but my workplace has whatever license offers Copilot and I know no one on the dev, marketing, or design teams use it. I personally use Chatgpt and Gemini; they’ve definitely ASSISTED in me understanding blackboxes within our codebase, which I suppose speeds up my development timeline, but this doesn’t mean I’m fearing for my job being eliminated to some sophisticated automated output. The speed has come from AI helping me understanding system design concepts as opposed to outputting usable code. I’d like to add that our codebase, while not beyond comprehension, is mighty hefty but is configured in a pretty standard manner. (Drupal, Vue)So what is AI doing for the average joe developer in their 9-5? It’s 2026. I’m so sick and tired of doom and gloom articles that have been coming out for years now.EDIT: Interesting smattering of responses. I’ll look into model use cases and codex but I still don’t fear for my job anytime soon. 🤘🏼 via /r/webdev https://ift.tt/iQwIaMy