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Field Notes
Teardowns and trench reports on AI-written code: what the review tooling actually catches, what it only claims to, and where a deterministic floor fits. Published when there is something worth saying. Silence the rest of the time.
15 Sep 2026 · AI code generation
AI writes the code. You review every line. That plan has a math problem.
Generation is cheap and getting cheaper; reading is expensive and capped by biology. Where the reviewer bottleneck breaks, what Sober's deterministic floor removes from the reading pile, and why the merge stays human even when nothing else does.
Read the field note →11 Aug 2026 · AI code review
Intercom says AI approves their PRs. We read the fine print.
A line-by-line dissection of the most-cited AI code-review case study of the year: their numbers taken at face value, Sober's counterparts stated honestly, and the gaps where we will not pretend.
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