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Debate flares over AI code review automation: bottleneck or mistake?

Team leads and engineers voice strain from LLM output volume

2 Sep 21 9:28 AM · 6d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 4

In Reddit comments, engineers describe the pressure to lower review standards as LLM-generated code volumes surge. A team lead reports struggling with demands to accept lower-quality changes and more hand-waving about maintainability concerns, while acknowledging that requests for granular changes result in 'more slop.' Others draw parallels to earlier technology waves where automation increased output without increasing quality.

Team leads and engineers voice strain from LLM output volume
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“I've found it increasingly difficult to handle the firehose of LLM-generated changes, so I am on the receiving end of this pressure to lower review standards.”

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