Quoting Addy Osmani, Morgan Westlee Lunt, and Qing Wang

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-10-18)

• The core argument reframes code review from merely “did a human read the code?” to a more precise focus on “what could go wrong with this change, and which check—automated or human—is the right one to catch it?”
• Code review is evolving from a final “gate at the end of the road” to a continuous process, akin to “spellcheck while you write.”
• AI, specifically Claude, now conducts initial reviews and fixes for “most routine mistakes” before human involvement.
• This AI-driven pre-review process “saves team attention for higher-level questions and scrutiny,” allowing human reviewers to focus on more complex issues.