AI-Written Code Is Still Your Code. Are You OK With That?

AI-Written Code Is Still *Your* Code. Are You OK with That?

Coding agents are driving the cost of writing software toward zero, but they're also making it optional to understand the code you ship. This article argues that writing code has always forced developers to understand it, and that's a benefit we've taken for granted. With AI generating code, understanding becomes a separate, often skipped step—yet you still own the code and its quality, security, and maintenance. The author warns that AI is a 'complexity factory' and suggests making human understandability a first-class design goal in the age of AI.