The New Bottleneck - When AI Writes Code Faster Than Humans Can Review It

AI agents have shifted the software development bottleneck from writing code to reviewing it, as humans cannot keep pace with the volume of AI-generated code. The author challenges the 'keep PRs small' approach as insufficient and proposes reframing AI-generated code as another third-party dependency—code we already ship to production without thorough review—suggesting we should apply similar trust frameworks rather than resist the productivity gains.