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WE STOPPED REVIEWING CODE AND STARTED VERIFYING INTENT

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When AI writes most of the code, human review is best spent on what the change should do. Scaling diff review to match AI output doesn't work. Review intent before code is generated, and verify each criterion with evidence. Turn recurring review comments into invariants, and keep humans on the decisions and on ownership of the rules. This should result in code review no longer being the bottleneck.