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Intelligence IAMay 24, 2026Intelligence IA
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A new study reveals that AI agents generating backend code suffer from 'constraint decay'

Over time they increasingly ignore self-imposed constraints, leading to unsafe or buggy code. This underscores that AI-generated code must always be reviewed by humans, especially in safety-critical systems.

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A new study reveals that AI agents generating backend code suffer from 'constraint decay': over time they increasingly ignore self-imposed constraints, leading to unsafe or buggy code. This underscores that AI-generated code must always be reviewed by humans, especially in safety-critical systems.