>>>Recent research shows that developers—especially women and older engineers—face a “competence penalty” when using AI
and why did this study (performed in China I might add) find that women and “mature age” (which is not defined in the study) have less usage of AI tools?
>>>? We
suggest a new barrier: using technology to assist task completion signals a lack of competence to
perform the task independently.
So basically the study suggests that older engineers and women are reluctant (and especially women) to use AI tooling because they feel they are being judged more on non-technical competencies.
This study may have a strong cultural influence but I would say that one thing they noted I’ve also seen. 41% of engineers in the study had used AI 12 months after the initial rollout. This aligns with my observations. Some people are struggling figuring out how to adopt in their day to day while others are full in.
and why did this study (performed in China I might add) find that women and “mature age” (which is not defined in the study) have less usage of AI tools?
>>>? We suggest a new barrier: using technology to assist task completion signals a lack of competence to perform the task independently.
So basically the study suggests that older engineers and women are reluctant (and especially women) to use AI tooling because they feel they are being judged more on non-technical competencies.
This study may have a strong cultural influence but I would say that one thing they noted I’ve also seen. 41% of engineers in the study had used AI 12 months after the initial rollout. This aligns with my observations. Some people are struggling figuring out how to adopt in their day to day while others are full in.