Creation at Speed, Validation at Cost: The Hidden Bottleneck of AI-Driven Development

AI has dramatically accelerated code generation, but the critical bottleneck has shifted from creation to verification and judgment. Developers now face the paradox of producing more surface area faster than they can safely inspect, making the overall development cycle feel slower despite individual components being generated in minutes. This reveals a fundamental challenge: AI democratizes drafting, but the expensive work of ensuring correctness, stability, and system alignment remains largely unchanged.