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Map
Where each tool sits on the ladder, by activity.
- See the spreadEach tool's users across the five levels.
- Find the consensusWhere the market agrees on trust.
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11,000+ developers. 35 AI tools.
One framework.
Explore what they hand over to AI and where they draw the line.
How we measure it
The Delegation Ladder
Six levels of AI delegation. From doing things yourself to letting AI own the task.
Code review at each level of AI involvement
L0Not used0% of work is delegated to AI
L1Tool
L2Assistant
L3General-purpose Executor
L4Supervised Executor
L5Competence Center
LEVEL 0
Manual work
You review the code manually.
You: Doer
You perform the entire task manually.
AI: Not involved
Dive into the data
Different lenses on the AI delegation ladder
The same ladder, different ways to analyze it. Pick a lens to open the full view.
The last two years were pivotal in shaping the decision of developers to use AI. The next two define how much of their work they will hand over. This transition, not model benchmarks, will determine the market.
Credits
Kairos is made by JetBrains SRMI — Strategic Research & Market Intelligence — led by Mariia Antropova. This work comes out of the AI Domain (delegation and the AI Pulse survey) and Technology & Innovation Insights (trends).
Mariia
Antropova
Antropova
Head of SRMI
Stanislav
Tikhomirov
Tikhomirov
AI Domain Lead
Constantin
Kichinsky
Kichinsky
Technology & Innovation Insights
Misha
Bogdanov
Bogdanov
Quant Surveys & Research
Sasha
Podborodnikova
Podborodnikova
Data Science
Karina
Subkhangulova
Subkhangulova
UX Research
Darya
Andreeva
Andreeva
UX Research
Innokentiy
Burtsev
Burtsev
UX Research
Sofia
Kulikova
Kulikova
Marketing Research
Olga
Lvova
Lvova
DX and Productivity Research
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