AI is writing more research code Who is reviewing it? Ankriti SinghMaría Reyes Retana TorreMaria Jones November 03, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/ai-is-writing-more-research-code---who-is-reviewing-it-- AI agents can now write substantial amounts of research code. In a recent self-selected survey, 39 percent of economists reported using coding agents more than once a week. As tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot become more widely available, producing code is getting easier. But who is reviewing what the agents produce?