Your AI Coding ROI Is Disappearing and Your Dashboard Won't Tell You

Common AI coding metrics like generated lines, acceptance rates, and satisfaction scores can look strong without proving better delivery.

DORA 2025 found AI helped teams complete more tasks and merge more PRs, but overall delivery performance stayed flat.

The likely reason is that gains can be offset by downstream costs such as review effort, defects, and maintenance.

The piece warns engineering leaders to focus on delivery, quality, and cycle-time metrics instead of vanity dashboards.