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MARCH 2026

jlab.org Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the jlab.org engineering team.

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The jlab.org engineering team reports 47.4% AI adoption, 0.79× productivity lift, and 12.3% 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

MODERATE

47.4%

AI assistance is present in 47.4% of recent commits for jlab.org.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

0.79×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 0% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

12.3%

Review insights show 12.3% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the jlab.org team performing with AI?

The jlab.org engineering team reports 47.4% AI adoption, translating into 0.79× productivity lift while sustaining 12.3% 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?

jlab.org is at 47.4%. This is 3.8pp above the community median (43.7%)..

47.4%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

jlab.org operates at 0.79×. This is 0.34× below the community median (1.13×)..

0.79×

↓0.34× below1.13× Community Median

Pilot AI-assisted grooming, ticket triage, or incident retros to create visible productivity wins.

How does AI affect code quality?

jlab.org holds AI-assisted quality at 12.3%. This is 10.9pp below the community median (23.2%)..

12.3%

↓10.9pp below23.2% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—87.3% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

87.3%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, jlab.org needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

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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:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

RO

rockstarwizard.ninja

(1.00×)

.I

.ieselrincon.es

(1.00×)

DR

draad.nl

(-9.59×)

WG

wgu.edu

(-0.41×)

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:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

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.

NB

Nathan Baltzell

Commits75
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.58x
Code Quality20.0%
NB

Nathan Brei

Commits33
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.44x
Code Quality20.0%
DL

David Lawrence

Commits8
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.44x
Code Quality20.0%
MO

Mathieu Ouillon

Commits1
AI Usage70.0%
Productivity Lift1.30x
Code Quality74.0%
EF

efuchey

Commits8
AI Usage60.0%
Productivity Lift1.15x
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

2

faustus123

JeffersonLab/halld_recon

efuchey

JeffersonLab/coatjava

baltzell

JeffersonLab/coatjava

silvianic

JeffersonLab/coatjava

maltealbrecht

JeffersonLab/halld_recon

pentchev

JeffersonLab/halld_recon

Activity

175 Commits

Your Network

15 People
aaust
Member
acschick@jlab.org
Member
baltzell
Member
markdalton
Member
faustus123
Member
efuchey
Member
jrstevenjlab
Member
maltealbrecht
Member
nathanwbrei
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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