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METR observed a sharp rise in the number of developers who chose not to participate in the study, because they were unwilling to work without AI; 30% to 50% of participants said they would deliberately not submit certain tasks to avoid completing them without AI.
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10/18/2026
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Valid until: 1/16/2027
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