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type: Note
id: 648a53ad7ded
title: 'Code that validates itself: AI-generated assertions'
description: Only about 2.5% of open-source Java repositories use production assertions.
  LLMs can write them, adding the verification layer AI-written code needs.
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- ai-native-sdlc
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# Overview

Only about 2.5% of open-source Java repositories use production assertions. LLMs can write them, adding the verification layer AI-written code needs.[^s1]

# Read the original

The full note is on muthub.org: [Code that validates itself: AI-generated assertions](https://muthub.org/writing/ai-generated-assertions).

[^s1]: Code that validates itself: AI-generated assertions, muthub.org, 2025-05-13.