Google’s 75% AI-Generated Code Claim Hides the Real Shift

Google says AI-generated code now accounts for 75% of all new code at the company , with that code still “approved by engineers.” That line came from CEO Sundar Pichai’s April 22, 2026 Cloud Next post, and it extends a public progression Google has now repeated for three straight reporting periods. The numbers are straightforward. The meaning is less so. Google is not saying 75% of its entire codebase was written by AI, or that software engineers are gone. It is saying AI is now the default firs