AI-accelerated technical debt
Maintenance burden that accrues faster when code is generated quickly and reviewed lightly — duplication, inconsistent patterns, untested paths.
AI tools lower the cost of adding code but not the cost of owning it. GitClear's cloning and churn data, Faros's larger PRs and Uplevel's higher bug rates are the measurable early forms. Teams counter with stronger conventions in prompts, mandatory tests for generated code, and refactoring budgets.