+*Accelerated Lehman Decay* — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman%27s_laws_of_software_evolution[Lehman's laws (1980)] distinguish *S-type* (formally specified, closed), *P-type* (problem-solving with approximate spec), and *E-type* (embedded in the world, must evolve with it — banking, SaaS, agents). E-type systems are subject to *continuing change*, *increasing complexity*, and *declining quality*. AI-generated code accelerates this decay dynamic because LLMs have no persistent memory of project history — they cannot "age with the code". For S-type code (algorithms, pure utility functions), the risk is low. Rule of thumb: The more E-type a system, the more review budget and refactoring capacity to plan for.`,
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