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MARCH 2026

cs.wisc.edu Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the cs.wisc.edu engineering team.

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The cs.wisc.edu engineering team reports 91.5% AI adoption, 1.32× productivity lift, and 72.3% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

91.5%

AI assistance is present in 91.5% of recent commits for cs.wisc.edu.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.32×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 32% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

MODERATE

72.3%

Review insights show 72.3% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the cs.wisc.edu team performing with AI?

The cs.wisc.edu engineering team reports 91.5% AI adoption, translating into 1.32× productivity lift while sustaining 72.3% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

cs.wisc.edu is at 91.5%. This is 47.8pp above the community median (43.7%)..

91.5%

↑47.8pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

cs.wisc.edu operates at 1.32×. This is 0.19× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.32×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

cs.wisc.edu holds AI-assisted quality at 72.3%. This is 49.1pp above the community median (23.2%)..

72.3%

Roughly in line23.2% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—73.1% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

73.1%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

cs.wisc.edu has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

PR

prefeitura.rio

(87.4%)

NA

naduni.local

(87.4%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

TL

Todd L Miller

Commits547
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
GT

Greg Thain

Commits567
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.82x
Code Quality92.0%
TT

Tim Theisen

Commits529
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.45x
Code Quality20.0%
JF

Jaime Frey

Commits281
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.43x
Code Quality20.0%
J(

John (TJ) Knoeller

Commits121
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.20x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

12

osg-cat

osg-htc/osg-htc.github.io

jasoncpatton

No repositories listed

mattf

langchain-ai/langchain

meta-llama/llama-stack-client-python

+4 more

matyasselmeci

PelicanPlatform/pelican

osg-htc/osg-htc.github.io

MikeWalrus

bpftrace/bpftrace

Todd-L-Miller

htcondor/htcondor

Activity

1,610 Commits

Your Network

13 People
AVMatthews
Member
brianhlin
Member
osg-cat
Member
GregThain
Member
JaimeFrey
Member
johnkn
Member
jasoncpatton
Member
MikeWalrus
Member
mattf
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

Governance

Depth monitoring audit-ready

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