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Negative Externalities of Gen-AI within Software Teams
Generative AI, despite potential individual productivity gains, creates "negative externalities" that reduce collaboration within software teams. These issues include LLM-generated communication that is overly verbose and lacks contextual hierarchy, making crucial information difficult to find. Additionally, AI-produced code introduces novel types of bugs that necessitate increased vigilance during code reviews and obscures authorship, making it harder to identify team members with specific knowledge.
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