AI review can help with Laravel upgrades, but it should not make the decisions
Laravel upgrades are one of the easiest places to overestimate AI. It looks perfect for the job: large diffs, framework changes, repetitive refactors, and lots of surface area to scan. In practice, AI review is useful, but it is not where the important upgrade decisions get made. I still use AI during Laravel upgrades, especially as a second pass. It catches renamed methods, outdated config…
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