# Are AI-Driven Pull Requests Too Large? (Ep. 168)

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Podcast: [Never Rewrite: Software Engineering & AI Coding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/never-rewrite-software-engineering-ai-coding-6208168)
Published: 2026-08-14T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1297

## Resource

This episode explores the evolving practices of code review in the age of AI, focusing on the size of pull requests, the role of human oversight, and how AI tools like Claude are transforming development workflows. Features Jeffrey Sherman, Isaac Askew, and Dustin Rea.

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