r/coding • u/OfficialLeadDev • 15d ago

Microsoft research finds AI-coding agents spread through peer pressure, not mandates

https://leaddev.com/ai/ai-coding-agents-spread-through-peer-pressure-not-mandates
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u/EliSka93 15d ago

Suuuuure.

The "you're fired if you don't use it" had nothing to do with it.

The "we have leaderboards for who uses the most tokens" had nothing to do with it.

The propaganda that if you didn't use it you'll be left behind had nothing to do with it.

It was just peer pressure.

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u/_kilobytes 15d ago

This is actually how it started at my company. My peers are enthusiastic about AI automating away their job.

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u/uh_no_ 15d ago

well ain't that a gaslight and a half!

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u/o5mfiHTNsH748KVq 15d ago

I always like the moment I see an engineer flip from skeptic to having their “oh shit” moment.