23% of Devs Regularly Use AI Agents, per Stack Overflow Survey

AI agents are the topic du jour because of reported productivity gains, despite concerns about accuracy and security. According to the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, 87% of developers are concerned about the accuracy of information coming from AI agents, and 81% worry about the privacy and security of data when using them. The cost of AI agent platforms is also a barrier for 53% of the survey.

Despite these concerns, 23% of the study already utilize AI agents in their work at least weekly, with another 8% using them infrequently. An…