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9 Practical Lessons from the 2025 DORA Research

AI Is Not a Tool. It’s a Test.

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Mirek Stanek
Sep 29, 2025
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Everyone wants the upside of AI-assisted development — faster delivery, fewer bottlenecks, happier engineers.

But DORA’s 2025 State of AI-Assisted Software Development tells a harder truth: AI isn’t a shortcut. It’s a stress test. It magnifies your strengths and multiplies your weaknesses.

Nearly 90% of engineering teams now use AI. Yet only a fraction se…

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