AI writes code faster than ever. But what does that speed actually cost?
That’s what we get into in this episode of the SIGNAL podcast, with Luc Brandts, CEO of Software Improvement Group.
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AI writes code faster than ever. But what does that speed actually cost? Two findings from this year’s research are hard to ignore: AI token spend is turning into a material, unpredictable line item, and technical debt is shifting from the code level to the architecture level, right as AI generates code faster than teams can review it. That’s what we get into in this episode of the SIGNAL podcast, with Luc Brandts, CEO of Software Improvement Group.
This conversation draws on our upcoming State of Software 2026 report, our annual look at the hidden costs and risks of software, this year measured against the full force of AI adoption.
In this episode, Werner Heijstek sits down with Luc to talk about:
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