Beyond Judgment: Why AI-Generated PRs Need Deterministic Verification

As AI agents become proficient at generating pull requests, code review must evolve from subjective judgment alone. The article proposes splitting review into two layers: LLM-based judgment for code quality and design, paired with deterministic, repeatable checks for scope boundaries, permission escalations, and agent control-plane modifications. This dual approach prevents unintended changes while maximizing AI's pattern-recognition strengths.