The biggest April Fool's joke? Using AI to generate more output quicker instead of reshaping the flow of value in teams and systems.
Multi-billion dollar joke...
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CircleCI's analysis of 28 million CI workflows confirms the same picture the DORA data shows. While feature branch activity's up significantly, the median impact on *main* (i.e. release) branch activity's net-negative 7%.
Only the top 5% of teams saw significant gains. The top 10% flatlined at 1%.
For the average team, AI slows them down overall.
Told ya!

In our last issue, we shared a preview of data from our upcoming 2026 State of Software Delivery showing that the promised AI productivity boom isnβt all hype. Throughput across the CircleCI platform increased 59% year-over-year, by far the largest productivity jump we've ever recorded and a clear i
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You can find the slides for my talk at:
https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/110604/901a0767-ca77-46aa-8e2d-d57aa4d5b2c3
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Niet zo verwonderlijk voor de handpop van de boerenbond. Maar desalniettemin zeer schrijnend allemaal.