Undo research: AI agents push debugging to 42% of the workweek
New research from Undo finds that AI coding agents are producing more code than ever, and debugging now takes up 42% of the workweek. Engineering leaders say this is almost double the previous level.
Who is affected and how
- tech lead
- Schedule dedicated debugging time when AI speeds up delivery.
- senior developer
- Invest in debugging and observability tools, because the need to verify AI-written code is growing.
Sources
- AI coding agents outpace developers, debugging now eats 42% of the workweek | Digitalisation Worlddatacentre.solutions · Sep 29, 2026
- AI coding agents outpace developers, debugging now eats 42% of the workweek | Digital Infrastructuremsp-channel.com · Sep 29, 2026
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