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Google says AI now writes most of its new code

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Google says AI now writes most of its new code
Key Points
  • Google CEO says most new code is AI-generated, with 75% of all code AI-created and approved by engineers.
  • AI agents at Google completed a code migration task six times faster than humans.
  • Meta is tracking employee mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI systems.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, stated during a press conference that the majority of new code at Google is now created by artificial intelligence. According to Pichai, nearly 75% of all code at Google is AI-generated and subsequently approved by human engineers. He noted that the percentage of AI-generated code has risen sharply from 25% in 2024 to 50% in 2025.

se. Pichai highlighted that AI agents at Google have completed a complex code migration task six times faster than human engineers. He described a shift toward 'truly agentic workflows,' where engineers orchestrate autonomous digital task forces that fire off agents to accomplish tasks.

Pichai said that Google has been using AI to generate code internally for a while and is now moving to fully autonomous workflows. Meanwhile, Meta is introducing tracking software to capture employees' mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes to train AI systems, according to a report. An internal memo describes a new set of tools called the Model Capability Initiative (MCI) that aim to replicate how humans interact with computers.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that the vision is for AI agents to primarily do the work, with humans directing, reviewing, and helping them improve. Bosworth said the company is building towards a future where agents do most of the work and humans oversee them. Internal leaderboards at Meta and OpenAI rank employees based on monthly token consumption, according to a report.

This trend, sometimes called 'tokenmaxxing,' raises questions about the financial and environmental costs of such practices. The actual value of token consumption as a performance metric remains unclear, as does how employees feel about being ranked in this way.

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