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Stack Overflow Dev Survey 2026

Attitudes towards AI tools

Our analysis

Overall sentiment is 62% favorable. It closely tracks career maturity: 53% of early career users (1-5 years exp.) are favorable, compared with 69% of experienced users (16+ years exp.). This is not proof that work experience leads to favorable attitudes, but they are certainly related.
Attitudes towards AI toolsAll Respondents · n = 14,428All RespondentsAttitudes towards AI toolsVery favorable32%Somewhat favorable30%Neutral15%Somewhat unfavorable15%Very unfavorable7%Not sure1%14,428Data licensed under Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
All Respondents · n = 14,428
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Question

How would you describe your attitude toward using AI tools or agents as part of your work?
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Data

RespondentsPercent
Very favorable4,56431.6%
Somewhat favorable4,38530.4%
Neutral2,20515.3%
Somewhat unfavorable2,11014.6%
Very unfavorable9946.9%
Not sure1701.2%

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