AI almost always reduces the time from "I need to implement this feature" to "there is some code that implements this feature".
However in my experience, the issue with AI is the potential hidden cost down the road. We either have to:
1. Code review the AI generated code line by line to ensure it's exactly what you'd have produced yourself when it is generated or
2. Pay an unknown amount of tech tebt down the road when it inevitably wasn't what you'd have done yourself and it isn't extensible, scalable, well written code.
However in my experience, the issue with AI is the potential hidden cost down the road. We either have to:
1. Code review the AI generated code line by line to ensure it's exactly what you'd have produced yourself when it is generated or
2. Pay an unknown amount of tech tebt down the road when it inevitably wasn't what you'd have done yourself and it isn't extensible, scalable, well written code.