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# Mert Demirer

Author of 3 papers in this guide

No profile yet: this page lists only what the guide holds. Profiles with a sourced bio
and documented positions are written for the researchers on the [co-authorship map](https://aifaultline.com/authors/network/).

## Their papers in this guide

- [Chaining Tasks, Redefining Work: A Theory of AI Automation](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/title-daa71d8fc2d188be/) [arXiv](https://aifaultline.com/sources/arxiv/) · 2026

- [The Effects of Generative AI on High Skilled Work: Evidence from Three Field Experiments with Software Developers](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-2139-ssrn-4945566/) [SSRN](https://aifaultline.com/sources/ssrn/) · 2024

- [The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-48550-arxiv-2302-06590/) [arXiv](https://aifaultline.com/sources/arxiv/) · 2023

## Questions their papers address

- [Will AI actually boost productivity and growth?](https://aifaultline.com/debate/productivity/) (3 of 3 papers)

- [Will AI destroy more jobs than it creates?](https://aifaultline.com/debate/jobs/) (1 of 3 papers)

- [Will AI widen inequality?](https://aifaultline.com/debate/inequality/) (1 of 3 papers)

## Writes with, in this guide

[Sida Peng](https://aifaultline.com/authors/sida-peng/) (2), [Brendan Lucier](https://aifaultline.com/authors/brendan-lucier/) (1), [Eirini Kalliamvakou](https://aifaultline.com/authors/eirini-kalliamvakou/) (1), [John J. Horton](https://aifaultline.com/authors/john-horton/) (1), [Leon Musolff](https://aifaultline.com/authors/leon-musolff/) (1), [Nicole Immorlica](https://aifaultline.com/authors/nicole-immorlica/) (1), [Peter Cihon](https://aifaultline.com/authors/peter-cihon/) (1), [Peyman Shahidi](https://aifaultline.com/authors/peyman-shahidi/) (1), [Sonia Jaffe](https://aifaultline.com/authors/sonia-jaffe/) (1), [Tobias Salz](https://aifaultline.com/authors/tobias-salz/) (1), [Zheyuan Cui](https://aifaultline.com/authors/zheyuan-cui/) (1)

Co-authors on their papers here (11 of 11 shown).

## In the news

Published news stories and podcast episodes that name Mert Demirer (1 of 1 shown).

- [Is AI Replacing Programmers or Boosting Them?](https://empiricrafting.substack.com/p/is-ai-replacing-programmers-or-boosting) [Justified Posteriors (Andrey Fradkin)](https://aifaultline.com/sources/justified-posteriors-andrey-fradkin/) · 27 Jul 2026

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