More Code, More Review: How AI Is Changing Engineering

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • Panellists at Inc42’s CTO Summit said AI coding tools are shifting engineering work towards design, review, and testing, prompting teams to rethink how they measure productivity.
  • Mistaking higher code output for productivity gains risks overlooking the work and cost required to turn AI-generated code into reliable products.
  • Cashfree Payments CTO Ramkumar Venkatesan said the company has automated 97% of its test cases and now spends more on virtual testing environments than on AI tools.