AI coding tools make it much cheaper to produce a first draft. But they do not remove the need for review discipline. A simple rule I like: If AI materially helped write a pull request, run a structured AI review before asking a human reviewer. Ask the assistant to check: goal fit unnecessary scope expansion logic errors edge cases API/contract changes security and privacy risks data integrity risks performance concerns weak or missing tests maintainability rollback risk The key is not: review this code Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode The better instruction is: Review this PR like a strict senior engineer. Return the top risks, specific review comments, missing tests, and missing context before this should be merged. Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode AI review is not approval. It is a cleanup pass before human review.…