AI writes a lot of software. Now, human code review is starting to disappear.
By Alistair Barr
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AI coding agents like Cursor are increasingly trusted to work autonomously, with a rise in AI-generated code reaching production directly.
Cursor reports AI-generated code bypassing manual review jumped sharply as developers trust autonomous AI agents more. For tech leaders, this accelerates delivery and removes review delays but requires new quality assurance strategies for autonomous development.
AI writes a lot of software. Now, human code review is starting to disappear.
By Alistair Barr
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