AI Agents are delivering real ROI — Here's what 1,100 developers and CTOs reveal about scaling them

Presented by DigitalOceanFrom refactoring codebases to debugging production code, AI agents are already proving their value. But scaling them in production remains the exception, not the rule. In DigitalOcean’s 2026 Currents research report, based on a survey of more than 1,100 developers, CTOs, and founders, 67% of organizations using agents report productivity gains. Meanwhile, 60% of respondents say applications …