SMRTR ProgrammingMar 24, 2026Dev.to

AI Is Quietly Destroying Code Review — And Nobody Is Stopping It

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A senior developer reflects on how AI-assisted code review is undermining critical human judgment in software development. After an AI-approved PR caused a 40-hour debugging nightmare, they realized that while AI catches syntax issues, it misses architectural context, business logic concerns, and the knowledge transfer that makes teams stronger. The piece advocates for treating AI as assistance, not replacement, in code review processes.

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