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<p><span><b><a href="https://www.redhotcyber.com/post/author/redazione/" target="_blank">Redazione RHC</a>:28 September 2025 09:27</b></span></p>
<p>A new Google report <em>highlights how artificial intelligence is now an integral part of the daily work of technology professionals.</em> The study, conducted by its <strong>DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment)</strong> research division and based on <em>5,000 interviews with industry experts worldwide, reveals that 90% of respondents use AI tools. This represents a 14% increase compared to 2024.</em></p>
<p>The survey comes at a time when the evolution of AI is fueling both excitement and fear, especially regarding its impact on employment. In May, <em>Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted a potential increase in unemployment linked to the technology’s spread, though other analysts have downplayed these concerns.</em></p>
<h2>The use of AI among Google engineers</h2>
<p>Google confirms that its engineering teams <strong>make extensive use of artificial intelligence for tasks ranging from drafting technical documentation to writing and editing code.</strong> Ryan J. Salva, who leads the development of the company’s programming tools, including Gemini Code Assist, explained that <em>“the vast majority”</em> of employees are now involved in this process.</p>
<p><em>“If you’re a Google engineer, using AI is now inevitable</em> ,” Salva told CNN. He believes <strong>the technology has reached an intermediate level between autocomplete and understanding more complex commands:</strong> it can already perform <em>debugging tasks on various systems, but still requires human oversight and multi-layered security systems.</em></p>
<h2>Competition and market</h2>
<p>The Mountain View company is not alone in this scenario. It offers solutions ranging from free versions to packages starting at $45 a month, but it faces competitors like <strong>Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic</strong> , as well as new emerging companies like <em><a href="https://replit.com/" target="_blank">Replit</a> and <a href="https://anysphere.inc/" target="_blank">Anysphere</a> , startups that are rapidly gaining market share thanks to the boom in AI applied to software development.</em></p>
<p>Not all programmers, however, find AI tools equally useful. According to the report, only <em>20% of respondents said they were “very confident” in the quality of the code produced by AI, while 46% said they were “fairly confident” and 23% said they were “moderately confident.”</em> As for the impact on quality, 31% believed it slightly improved their work, while <em>30% said it made no significant difference.</em></p>
<h2>Opportunities and the job market</h2>
<p>The increasingly widespread integration of artificial intelligence comes amid a complex employment landscape. According to the <strong>Federal Reserve Bank of New York, computer science and engineering graduates currently face a higher unemployment rate than those who studied humanities such as art history or English literature.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Job demand has also seen a significant decline</strong> : software engineering jobs posted on the Indeed platform <strong>dropped by 71% between February 2022 and August 2025.</strong></p>
<p>Some young professionals, while acknowledging the difficulties, remain hopeful. Julio Rodriguez, interviewed by CNN, said he sent out over 150 applications before landing a job.</p>
<h2>Automation and limits</h2>
<p>Salva emphasizes that not all phases of software development can be automated.</p>
<p><em>AI tends to simplify repetitive and boring tasks, but it doesn’t replace human expertise in strategic or creative activities.</em> He believes the current widespread adoption of the technology is also due to strong media interest: <em>“Software development is a bit like fashion: when there’s a lot of talk about it, everyone wants to try something new.”</em></p>
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