Google Says AI Isn't Building Itself Yet—Even Though It Writes 75% of the Code

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Google says its AI still requires human direction, noting that while AI now writes about 75% of its own code, it does not independently build systems. DeepMind’s internal audit of AI‑driven research shows no measurable acceleration in progress, suggesting current AI assistance yields limited productivity gains and leaves overall development timelines largely unchanged.
Google DeepMind's first internal audit of AI-driven research finds no measurable speedup in AI progress.