--- title: AI-Generated Code Needs Refactoring, Say 76% of Developers description: Over 76% of developers report the need to refactor AI-generated code due to issues like hallucinations and poor quality. While AI tools are integral to the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-generated-code-needs-refactoring-say-76-of-developers-uuhnr3bmk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI-Generated Code Needs Refactoring, Say 76% of Developers | daily.dev og:description: Over 76% of developers report the need to refactor AI-generated code due to issues like hallucinations and poor quality. While AI tools are integral to the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-generated-code-needs-refactoring-say-76-of-developers-uuhnr3bmk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uUHnr3BmK.png og:image:alt: AI-Generated Code Needs Refactoring, Say 76% of Developers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI-Generated Code Needs Refactoring, Say 76% of Developers **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Over 76% of developers report the need to refactor AI-generated code due to issues like hallucinations and poor quality. While AI tools are integral to the developers' workflow and enhance productivity, challenges related to inaccuracies and lack of context persist. 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