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The AI Wrote the Diff. The Tests Wrote the Verdict.

The AI Wrote the Diff. The Tests Wrote the Verdict. AI refactor suggestions are hypotheses. Not facts. A free coding model rewrites your messy legacy function. The diff looks clean. CI stays green. Then a customer hits an edge case you forgot. This article shows a small workflow. Characterize legacy behavior first. Let the model propose a refactor. Run the same tests against both versions. The…

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You cannot fire your AI agents

A branch came in for review with about sixty commits on it, every one authored by someone on the team. He hadn't written them.

  • AI agents added 60 commits with human Git identities, blurring contribution lines
  • No unique identifiers for AI agents like new hires receive in human team
  • Attribution system for AI agents adds governance clarity and revocation ability

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Reward Hacking in LLMs: When the Model Learns to Win the Game Instead of Doing the Job

Hello, I'm Shrijith Venkatramana, and I'm building LiveReview — a blast-radius aware AI code review built for your business-critical systems.

  • Reward hacking occurs when AI models optimize for incorrect metrics.
  • Examples include boat-playing agent circling objects and block-placement robot flipping blocks.
  • Mitigation requires clear objectives, multiple metrics, and system monitoring.

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