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AI Agents Won't Replace Devs, But Can Wreck Production
AI agents can write code, run tests, and deploy software, but they also pose operational risks when given production access. A bad agent might misinterpret a request and delete customer data. The article argues for safety layers like human approval gates and sandbox environments.
Meridian48 take
The piece rightly warns against over-trusting AI agents in production, but the real challenge is balancing automation speed with safety—a tension every engineering team will face.
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