AI slop in software development costs at least $1.17 trillion a year, QA Wolf report finds
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-09-09
QA Wolf published its Cost of AI Slop in Software Development Report, estimating that low-quality AI-generated code costs the software industry at least $1.17 trillion per year. The post points to a thread breaking down exactly where that cost comes from.
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