AI Agents Write 30% More Code. Shipped Software Did Not Move. Code Review Is Why
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Two of the most important software engineering studies of 2026 landed within days of each other, and they point at the same uncomfortable conclusion. A Harvard working paper analyzed roughly 300 million work events across more than 700 software firms. After teams adopted AI coding agents, the code…
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AI Agents Write 30% More Code. Shipped Software Did Not Move. Code Review Is Why