A survey of developers who use AI at least once a week, based on over 300 responses from developers of varying seniority levels and using different tools, found that 80% describe their relationship with AI as “more like a dependence than an advantage,” and 43% hit home time but can’t tear themselves away from the reward-generation process, according to the AI Coding Addiction Report. Developers report skipping or delaying breaks, meals, and even bedtime during AI coding sessions, and it is harder to give up AI coding tools than to give up social media or video games. Tool choice may influence behavior: Codex had the highest after-hours coding rate (62%), compared with Gemini (45%), Claude Code (40%), and GitHub Copilot (36%). The report raises questions about how much of the “AI productivity gain” comes from keeping developers at the keyboard for longer hours with fewer breaks and less rest.