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AI Boosted Open PRs by 36%, but Cognitive Load Rose Too
Stack Builders reports a 36% increase in open pull requests after adopting AI-assisted development. However, senior tech leads found that AI shifts bottlenecks from coding to understanding and validating code. The company emphasizes that AI does not eliminate the need for strong engineering judgment and workflow alignment.
Meridian48 take
The 36% PR bump is a useful metric, but the real story is that AI amplifies existing process weaknesses rather than solving them.
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