The AI Code Tsunami

For decades, software delivery was optimized around the assumption that writing code was the primary bottleneck. AI has eliminated that constraint, allowing engineers and coding agents to generate pull requests and features at an unprecedented pace. 

However, operational systems, including review processes, CI pipelines, and observability tools, have not evolved to match this speed, leading to increased pressure on on-call teams and a larger surface area of risk. 

In this session, Amin Astaneh explores how AI-driven development impacts traditional operations and why reliability practices like SLOs are now essential.