New Delhi, March 6 -- The adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in software development can significantly improve productivity and reduce task completion time, according to a report by Ness, a digital engineering services company, and Zinnov, a global management consulting firm.

The report highlighted that Generative AI tools such as Copilot and CodeWhisperer have the potential to transform software engineering productivity, particularly in routine development tasks.

It stated, "Generative AI (GAI) has a significant impact on repeatable sustenance activities and reducing knowledge barriers... 70% reduction in task completion time for existing code updates..... 48% reduction in task completion time for senior engineer...