https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Culture News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/code-AI-write-only-disposable/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/08/code-AI-write-only-disposable/en/headerimage/header-1786968412263.jpg"/><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) makes all code write-only,. It’s too dense to read, and tests define the behaviour and become the documentation. Code is also disposable; it becomes easier to rewrite than to debug. Humans can't review AI-generated code at scale. Intent decouples from implementation; developers should focus on creativity.</p> <i>By Ben Linders</i> Artificial Intelligence Code Quality Code Reviews QCon Software Development Conference Culture QCon London 2026 Code Generation Observability Development Culture & Methods news Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:25:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/code-AI-write-only-disposable/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture-news Ben Linders 2026-08-20T11:25:00Z /news/2026/08/code-AI-write-only-disposable/en