arxivcs.SEcs.AI2026-07-31
From Code Review to Code Critique: Intent, Drift, and Spotlight for AI-Generated Diffs at Scale
Chandra Maddila, Mashrur Rashik, Euna Mehnaz Khan, Smriti Jha, James Saindon, Nachi Nagappan, et al.
AI coding agents are generating code at volumes that exceed the capacity of traditional peer review. At the same time, existing AI code review tools over-index on low-value suggestions such as style and best practices while under-indexing on the concerns human reviewers prioritiz…