# Study Finds AI-generated Code Fails to Boost Productivity Due to Downstream Bottlenecks

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/study-finds-ai-generated-code-fails-to-boost-productivity-due-to-downstream
> **Original Source**: [InfoQ AI/ML](https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/jellyfish-ai-productivity/)
> **Author**: Sergio De Simone (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Thursday, October 22, 2026
> **Category**: RESEARCH
> **Tags**: AI, InfoQ AI/ML, research

## Executive Summary
A recent Harvard study of 718 firms, using the Jellyfish analytics platform, finds that although AI coding assistants and agents increase code volume, this does not translate into a corresponding increase in completed work, partly because AI-generated code...



## Full Coverage
A recent Harvard study of 718 firms, using the Jellyfish analytics platform, finds that although AI coding assistants and agents increase code volume, this does not translate into a corresponding increase in completed work, partly because AI-generated code

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