AI Code Reviews Drain Developer Attention, Warns Engineering Team

A growing engineering team found that AI-generated code review comments often add verbose filler, forcing developers to leave PR threads for context. The team's CEO coined "Return on Attention" (ROA) to describe the cost of reading AI slop, noting that a one-line code change came with a 1,430-character description. The article argues that human attention is the scarce resource, and AI tools should not waste it.