Another Microsoft team admits it’s struggling to handle flood of AI-generated code

Increase in vibe-coded browser extensions sees Edge team automate quality assessments

A few weeks back we spotted Microsoft’s Exchange team admitting that AI has found so many bugs it hasn’t found time to deliver a Cumulative Update for the messaging server. And on Tuesday, the Microsoft Edge team revealed it’s also a bit overwhelmed by AI.

“Rapid adoption of AI-assisted coding is enabling developers to build extensions faster than ever,” according to a post by the Edge team. AI has also seen “More developers … building, iterating, and submitting extensions.”

As Microsoft vets extensions for its browser before allowing users to install them, that means Redmond has more work to do – but fewer people to do it with thanks to regularrounds of redundancies.

Microsoft initially tried to address that by introducing what it calls “an expedited review process for high-quality and high-value extensions.”

That process is now...

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