About whether AI-generated code can be trusted in production without auditing.
Has this happened?
Yes 99 (89%)Not sure 8 (7%)No 4 (4%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI-generated code can be trusted in production without auditing.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Nope. But AI's sales pitch is that it's an oracle to lean on. Which is part of the problem.
As a start, let me know when an AI can fail test cases, re-iterate on its code to correct the test case, and re-submit. But I suppose that starts to approach AGI territory.