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GitHub Copilot's Two Modes Work Great Separately, Badly Together

A July 2026 field study finds mixing Copilot's autocomplete and chat modes in one task erodes their gains, even as Microsoft logs a durable 24% PR lift.

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The Study METR Couldn't Run: What a Failed Control Group Reveals About AI Coding

METR tried to repeat its AI-productivity study in 2026 and couldn't recruit developers willing to work without AI — a methodological failure that may say more than any number could.