# I Use AI to Code Every Day, But I Still Don't Trust it

DevFeed: [I Use AI to Code Every Day, But I Still Don't Trust it](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-use-ai-to-code-every-day-but-i-still-don-t-trust-it-28985.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://codingwithroby.substack.com/p/i-use-ai-to-code-every-day-but-i>)

Author: Eric Roby

Published: 2026-03-24T12:02:19Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eric Roby](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eric-roby.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-agents.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

The author argues that AI and large language models are useful for daily software development but require active developer oversight. They describe recurring problems with AI-generated work, including cutting corners, delivering implementations that only approximate the request, and losing product context when conversations are compacted or reset.

## Source excerpt

AI coding agents are smart, fast, and will absolutely cut corners if you let them.