AI Adoption and Developer Experience

By Raulin Cadet | Published Oct. 19, 2026 | Updated Oct. 16, 2026 | Topics: Technology, Software developer, AI

"In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."

— Eric Hoffer

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AI is recognized as a useful tool that helps to improve productivity. Developers are among those who can profit from it to decrease time spent coding. But not all developers say they have adopted AI yet. In today’s post, considering several countries, I am asking: does developers’ level of experience help explain how often they report using AI tools?

The graphic of this post plots countries from the Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey, each with at least 500 respondents. It reveals that countries where developers report less experience tend to show higher AI use; the more experienced markets tend to show less enthusiasm for adopting that tool.

What can explain such a trend?

 

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