AI: Do Or Don't Believe The Hype
DevOps.dev, Friday, August 8th, 2025
If you've been anywhere near a tech conference, your LinkedIn feed, or a DevOps Slack channel lately, you've probably heard someone claim AI is either the greatest productivity weapon since version control. or the world's most overhyped autocomplete.
Depending on who's talking, AI is either saving the day or slowing workflow to a crawl. As always, the truth lies somewhere in between.
Let's start with numbers-because CEOs love numbers. A recent GitLab-Harris Poll survey, spotlighted on DevOps.com, reveals that C-level executives believe their organizations are saving about $28,249 per developer per year thanks to AI-citing a 48% boost in developer productivity and revenue growth of 44% from software innovation. Boards are buying in: 91% say software innovation is a core business priority, and 73% believe the future of development is roughly a 50/50 human-AI partnership.