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CODE REVIEW IN THE AGE OF AI

open.substack.com8 min read

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AI has increased code generation speed but has made code verification more critical, with over 30% of senior developers now shipping mostly AI-generated code that contains 75% more logic errors and 45% security flaws compared to human-written code. Solo developers can move at "inference speed" by relying heavily on automated testing (>70% coverage) as safety nets, while teams still require human code review for context, security, and knowledge transfer.