# AI-generated code is overwhelming reviewers and changing pull request approval practices

DevFeed: [AI-generated code is overwhelming reviewers and changing pull request approval practices](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/can-you-review-this-pr-quickly-25147.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.droidchef.dev/can-you-review-this-pr-quickly/>)

Author: Ishan Khanna

Published: 2026-08-01T19:45:03Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Ishan Khanna](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ishan-khanna.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [code-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-reviews.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [gen-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gen-ai.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [large-language-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-language-models.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that AI-generated code is increasing the volume of pull requests beyond what engineers can thoroughly review. It describes slow approvals, ignored code-review-agent comments, and a growing practice of approving changes without close examination.

## Source excerpt

"Can you review this PR quickly?" has become every engineer's most-sent message. On AI-generated code, drowning reviewers, and how Meta's RADAR auto-approves low-risk diffs.