ChinaFinance and insurance2023 – ongoingAnt Group
CodeFuse internal software-development assistant
Ant's CodeFuse users produced 55% more code in a matched comparison
Problem
Ant tested whether a coding language model could increase programmer output.
Approach
Ant introduced CodeFuse in September 2023 to selected programmers before wider release. Researchers compared users with similar employees who lacked access during the initial trial.
Results
Takeaway
Statistically significant gains were concentrated among junior staff. Output was measured in lines of code, and an Ant employee coauthored the study.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Finance and insurance
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
The researchers estimated a 55% code-output increase after CodeFuse became available. Significant gains were concentrated among junior programmers; one author worked for Ant, which the authors said did not influence the content.
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