The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis AI Generated Code Reaching 50% in Some Companies
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Sep 10, 2025 AI is revolutionizing the coding landscape, with firms like Robinhood and Coinbase reporting that nearly half of their code is now generated by AI. This shift raises intriguing questions about the future of software development and human involvement. In other news, OpenAI is venturing into feature films with AI-generated characters, and significant investments continue to flow into the AI sector. The ongoing evolution of AI tools suggests a transformative era for engineering practices and industry standards.
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AI Writing Half The Code At Some Firms
- At companies like Robinhood and Coinbase, AI now writes roughly 40–50% of new code.
- This trend shifts engineers toward supervising AI and adopting new tooling rapidly.
Capability Outruns Adoption
- Dario Amodei predicted AI could write up to 90% of code quickly, emphasizing capability over adoption speed.
- The gap between AI ability and organizational uptake likely explains differing observed percentages.
Treat Forward Firms As Benchmarks
- Enterprises should view tech-forward firms as targets to match, not anomalies to dismiss.
- Use Robinhood and Coinbase adoption rates as aspirational benchmarks for internal AI goals.