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Stack Overflow 2025 Survey: 84% of Developers Use AI Coding Tools, But Only 29% Trust AI Output — 45% Cite 'Almost Right' Code as Top Frustration
The Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey reveals a widening trust gap: 84% of developers use or plan to use AI tools, but trust dropped 11 points to 29%, with 46% actively distrusting AI accuracy. The most cited frustration (45%) is 'AI solutions that are almost right but not quite,' and 66% say they spend more time fixing AI-generated code than writing from scratch. Experienced developers are the most skeptical (only 2.6% 'highly trust' AI). This data directly contradicts the narrative that AI coding adoption equals AI coding trust.
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