Last week, we announced CodeRabbit’s $60 million Series B. To celebrate, we did what any responsible, developer-focused software company would do: we made a funny video. For the full announcement, read about building quality gates for AI-powered coding.
Not with all the money, to be clear. But we did decide to celebrate with something fun, absurd, and painfully relatable for any dev team trying to keep up with the flood of AI-generated PRs.
Introducing… “When AI coding agents backfire: A short film”
It’s a short mockumentary-meets-sitcom about what really happens when “AI velocity” turns into a PR review backlog.One reviewer.
Dozens of notifications.
84 open PRs.
And one overly eager coworker named Brad who just wants feedback.
The cast
To bring it to life, we pulled in beloved developer educator (and influencer) Aaron Francis to star as our beleaguered reviewer. He’s the guy who just wanted to ship features faster and now can’t go to the kitchen (or even leave his house at 8 a.m.) without Brad asking about his PR.
And speaking of Brad: the inimitable Austin von Johnson plays him to perfection. Brad’s a developer who can crank out AI-generated PRs at lightning speed but cannot, under any circumstances, wait patiently for a review. His lurking, his post-its, his hoodie PR ambushes… let’s just say he was perfectly committed to the bit.
The very real problem behind the joke
The short film is funny, but the problem it highlights is real:
AI coding tools crank out code faster than teams can review it
Review backlogs balloon while productivity drops
Senior engineers get buried in endless PRs
Review quality is uneven, risk goes up, and you have to deal with more issues
And suddenly, the promise of velocity feels more like a nightmare.
Here’s what we’re doing about it
CodeRabbit exists to clear the backlog, not add to it. Our AI code reviews pull in dozens of points of context (requirements, tests, CI, past diffs, ownership) to catch bugs you’d miss, reduce reviewer fatigue, and move PRs through faster—without turning teammates into… Brad.
Ship faster, review smarter, and keep your sanity. Also, avoid creating a… Brad.
Watch “When AI coding agents backfire: a short film” in the video above. And if you’ve ever been chased around the office about a PR, please, send it to your team’s Brad.
