AI & Alignment

This article discusses the current trend in AI-assisted coding, arguing that raw coding speed is not the primary bottleneck—team alignment is. It points out that while AI enables developers to produce pull requests faster, review queues and planning processes haven't scaled, leading to inefficiencies. The piece references Andrew Murphy, Maggie Appleton, and academic research to support the idea that faster individuals don't make a fast company without alignment. It also touches on emerging tools designed to address alignment issues and concludes that some aspects of software development benefit from a slower, more deliberate pace. The content is focused on tech industry challenges and AI's impact on software engineering workflows.