How 90% of software engineering looks in 2026: engineers just pass PRs between the same AI
Yuchenj_UW · x · 2026-10-19
AI researcher Yuchen Liu sketches 2026 software engineering: Engineer 1 asks AI to build and open a PR, then asks Engineer 2 to review it; Engineer 2 hands the PR to AI for review, then replies LGTM. The irony: both engineers use the exact same underlying AI model, reducing humans to messengers and rubber stamps.
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