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3 AM. Production down. Your name on the commit. Doesn't matter if you trusted the AI or validated every line until your eyes gave out. The incident report has your name either way. That's the senior engineer in 2026. techtrenches.dev/p/the-human-...

techtrenches.devThe Human Cost of 10x AI ProductivityAI tools increased code review volume by 98% but your brain still runs at 10 bits per second. The physical toll on senior engineers is measurable.

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