AI now authors nearly half of all issues in Linear

AI usage patterns in software teams

Linear's data from tens of thousands of teams reveals AI adoption has tripled across all functions and company sizes in six months, with executives leading the charge. AI now creates nearly half of all issues, up from virtually zero two years ago, while teams spend more time on coordination tasks like commenting and triaging.

Two years ago, fewer than one issue in a thousand was created by AI.

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2026-08-19