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# The Hidden Cost of AI Coding: Technical Debt You Can’t See


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 14:20–14:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 5
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100304-the-hidden-cost-of-ai-coding-technical-debt-you-can-t-see)

## Description

AI coding tools boost your productivity today, but at what price? This session uncovers the invisible technical debt accumulating in codebases built with AI assistants. Explore how generated code creates maintenance nightmares, why test coverage doesn’t tell the whole story, and what happens when your team can’t explain how their own code works. Learn to spot warning signs early, implement measures that preserve code quality, and build systems you can actually debug.

## Speaker

### [Maish Saidel-Keesing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@maish-saidel-keesing)

Developer Advocate at AWS


## Related talks at this congress

- [Code Is Cheap. Software Isn’t.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1114-code-is-cheap) — Markus Eisele
- [Why your codebase lies to AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1306-why-your-codebase) — Zaak Chalal
- [It's Dangerous to Code Alone! Take This: Developer's AI Survival Guide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1262-it-s-dangerous-to) — Salih Gueler
- [Your Tests Are Lying to You: Let AI Expose What You Missed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/978-your-tests-are-lying) — Maish Saidel-Keesing