Code reviewing was never the most interesting thing to do. But it had one important element. That, if done right, it was knowledge exchange between the reviewer and the coder. That can be quite motivating. Helping a fellow coder to become better. Reviewing "AI" written code does NOT come with that potential reward. The machine doesn't learn the way a human does. This turns code review into a menial, fruitless task that leads to frustration instead. That's my observation and opinion.

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yes!!!

the improvement of individual coders and the overall improvement of the team and project at the win in code reviews. AI will not get "smarter" and it won't get its morale or pride improved. code reviews of AI code are a vain attempt to catch crap code in the same way that bailing a sinking boat with a thimble is an attempt to not sink.

Jul 6, 2026, 00:29 UTCen