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AI Dev ROI: What the 2026 Data Actually Says About Real Savings

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The promise of AI-driven development savings is everywhere in vendor pitch decks, but the peer-reviewed data behind those claims paints a far more nuanced picture. This episode of DEV.co digs into what the most rigorous 2025–2026 research — from DORA, METR, Stanford, McKinsey, Veracode, and GitClear — actually says about where AI speeds teams up, where it quietly adds cost, and how to build a…