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AI Writes Bad Code Faster Than We Can Fix It

SC Media, Friday, June 13th, 2025

Coding agents powered by large language models (LLMs) have changed how software gets built. These tools automate programming tasks that used to eat up developer time, from writing basic functions to debugging complex modules.

More than half of organizations already use coding agents in production, with another 78% planning to deploy them soon. GitHub Copilot dominates the market, but tools such as Cursor and Windsurf are catching up fast with more autonomous features. We've moved way beyond smart autocomplete-these systems can now build, test, and deploy code with barely any human input.

Development teams love the productivity boost. Projects that took weeks now wrap up in days. Junior developers can handle tasks that used to require senior expertise.

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