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Sida Peng

Researcher studying how AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot affect developer productivity and software work.

Why this matters

Peng measures whether assistance compounds throughput—productivity claims that need grounding in how work actually changes.

Focus in observatory

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The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot.

Peng, Sida, et al. "The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot." *arXiv* preprint arXiv:2302.06590 (2023). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2302.06590.

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