Collaborator or Assistant? How AI Coding Agents Partition Work

Figshare 2026 Open access

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Authors: author, anonymous
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31343038
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Abstract

AI coding agents can now open branches, write code, and submit pull requests (PRs). Despite these advancements, we still know little about how agents and humans share responsibilities across the full PR lifecycle. This study analyzes 29,585 PRs from five AI coding tools: OpenAI, Copilot, Devin, Cursor, and Claude.

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Software Engineering Research Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Open Source Software Innovations

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Figshare
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN