请问HN:我们如何衡量人工智能对全球开发者生产力的影响?

1作者: obilgic2 个月前原帖
我很好奇是否有一种有意义的方式来量化人工智能工具(如 ChatGPT、Claude、Copilot 等)对全球软件开发生产力的影响。 显然,“创建的仓库数量”、“提交次数”或“代码行数变化”等指标并不是质量的衡量标准,但它们是否仍然能够揭示方向性趋势?例如: - 新仓库的创建速度是否比往年更快? - 每位开发者的提交次数是否在增加? - 在 GitHub 或 GitLab 等平台上,代码变更的总量是否明显增长? 有没有人看到过研究、数据集或尝试来衡量这种全球性的变化?在软件工程中,是否有更好的代理指标来反映人工智能驱动的生产力提升(或下降)?
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I’m curious whether there’s a meaningful way to quantify how much AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.) are affecting software development productivity worldwide.<p>Obviously, metrics like “number of repos created,” “number of commits,” or “lines of code changed” are not quality indicators — but could they still reveal directional trends? For example:<p>Are new repos being created at a faster rate than previous years?<p>Are commits per developer increasing?<p>Is the total volume of code changes growing noticeably on platforms like GitHub or GitLab?<p>Has anyone seen research, datasets, or attempts to measure this kind of global shift? Are there better proxies for AI-driven productivity gains (or losses) in software engineering?