AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results.

AI slop Low-quality generated content at volume, and what it does to the places it lands in.

code generation Machines emitting code and files, and whether the volume they produce is a cost somebody eventually pays.

software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.