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# Developers Want AI Tools But Demand Source Attribution
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/developers-want-ai-tools-but-demand-source-attribution/
- Published: 2026-10-10T16:14:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T16:14:43.000Z
- Description: Stack Overflow’s survey reveals a pragmatic consumer base: 79% of developers care about knowing where AI training data comes from, even as adoption accelerates.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-consumer, attention economy, creator economy, trust

Source: [The Register: Biting the hand that feeds](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/10/stack-overflow-survey-finds-devs-hooked-on-ai-but-not-totally-sold-on-its-judgment/5301662?ref=adjacent.media)

Stack Overflow's survey reveals a pragmatic consumer base: 79% of developers care about knowing where AI training data comes from, even as adoption accelerates. This creates immediate leverage for Stack Overflow itself, which can monetize its archive precisely because developers want transparency about provenance—a licensing advantage against competitors relying on unlicensed scraping.