What happened
OpenAI President Greg Brockman stated AI tools now generate 80% of code, a significant increase from 20% in December, transforming them from a "sideshow" to a primary development method. Brockman advised founders to embrace these tools, noting OpenAI's Codex now supports "anyone who's doing work with a computer." Google CEO Sundar Pichai reported 75% of new internal code is AI-generated, a figure that rose from 25% in 2024 to 50% in 2025. Meta expected 65% of its creation organization engineers to use AI for over 75% of their committed code.
Why it matters
This rapid increase in AI-generated code fundamentally alters software development workflows. The shift from AI as a 'sideshow' to a primary development method, as described by Brockman, necessitates rigorous human oversight for all AI-generated code. Brockman highlighted the need for human responsibility in merged outputs, establishing a critical constraint for development teams. This follows earlier reports of ambiguous productivity gains from AI tools, now clarified by specific metrics.
