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# Review Was Already the Bottleneck. Then Agents Broke It Completely.


- **Date:** Friday, Sep 25, 2026
- **Time:** 11:40–12:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 5
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Agent speed ends at the pull request. The diff shows what changed, never why: which intent drove it, what alternatives were rejected, what was actually verified. Without that trail, approval is guesswork. Join Joseph Katsioloudes to see review rebuilt around reasoning and evidence, so speed stays safe.

## Speaker

### [Joseph Katsioloudes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@joseph-katsioloudes)

Senior Developer Advocate at Entire


## Related talks at this congress

- [The reviewer can't be the author: independent verification for AI-generated code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1822-the-reviewer-can-t) — Manish Kapur
- [The Developer's Guide to an Agentic Git Forge](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1808-the-developer-s) — Lizzie Siegle, Evis Drenova
- [The Autonomous Pull Request: Let Agents Ship Without Surrendering Control](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1791-the-autonomous-pull) — Sam Jarvinen
- [The Death of the Code Review](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1769-the-death-of-the) — Laurie Voss

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