Having managed mobile teams, the framing to fire devs or build better misses the point The teams I've seen succeed with AI are the ones where engineering practices are already strong. AI just amplifies your culture, for the good or the bad.
If you already have a solid code review and clear architecture standards, AI will accelerate that. If your team ships spaghetti and hopes for the best with "LGTM" PR reviews, the spaghetti will just grow.
The 2025 DORA report basically confirmed this.