True, and as such it needs to be considered like any other code output from a one-off code generator, with at least minor added risks from non-determinism and, in the case of LLM-as-a-service, potential lack of model availability in the future.

This means maintainability is as important as it is for hand-written code. Which varies, of course: there are plenty of valid use cases for one-off throwaway code. Just don’t assume checking in slop is suddenly cost-free “because AI”.