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A flipped bool is a single line change, or even just a single character change, and yet fundamentally changes everything about the program outcome

I do not think this is a good metric

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Despite the name, the label isn’t is only added if it meets about 5 other criteria, files and folders can be excluded meaning any PR with a change in them isn’t eligible for the label, and the PRs still need to pass all the non-AI quality checks.

Even if it’s not perfect, I think it’s the right idea. There’s some category of changes that are low risk and simple enough that a human reviewer isn’t needed and if you can identify those then you’re going to be able to save human review for the things that really need it.

> There’s some category of changes that are low risk and simple enough that a human reviewer isn’t needed

If something is low risk and simple enough then it can be quickly judged in 1 to 5 minutes. Not sure why someone can’t review it.

Scalability matters

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