How I Review AI-Generated Pull Requests (A Step-by-Step Checklist)

AI-generated code is showing up in pull requests everywhere. Whether it's from Copilot, Claude, or a teammate who used ChatGPT - you need a review strategy that catches the specific failure modes AI code tends to have. Here's the checklist I use. It's different from how I review human-written code. The Problem With Default Reviews Human code has human failure patterns: inconsistent naming, forgotten edge cases, copy-paste errors. You know what to look for because you've made the same mistakes.