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AI code is breaking Amazon systems at an increasing rate and it's such a problem that junior and mid-level engineers now aren't allowed to commit AI-assisted code without a senior engineer reviewing it. Is anyone surprised?

1.3K likes44 repliesPosted Mar 10, 2026

View the original on X Written by Reid Southen. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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