# AI coding tools can increase code output without improving delivery outcomes

DevFeed: [AI coding tools can increase code output without improving delivery outcomes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-great-ai-productivity-paradox-32382.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brianjenney.substack.com/p/the-great-ai-productivity-paradox>)

Author: Brian Jenney

Published: 2026-04-11T16:09:44Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brian Jenney](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brian-jenney.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-coding.md>), [human review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/human-review.md>), [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [human-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/human-review.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

The author argues that AI coding tools may increase code output and task completion without improving delivery velocity or business outcomes. The article combines industry reports with personal experience, describing longer code review and debugging times, higher bug rates, and cleanup work after rushed AI-assisted development.

## Source excerpt

I've flip-flopped on this issue more times than a politician up for re-election.