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  • Reviewing AI-Generated Code Without Rubber-Stamping It

    The uncomfortable thing about reviewing AI-generated code is that it looks right. Consistent naming, sensible structure, a docstring on every function. It reads like code written by someone competent and slightly bored — which is exactly the reading posture it induces in the reviewer.

    Human code announces its risky parts. It has a weird variable name, a commented- out block, a function that grew to two hundred lines. AI code is uniformly polished, so your attention has nothing to snag on. The bug is in there wearing the same clean shirt as everything else.