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PostgreSQL 19 delayed as AI review finds more defects, 8–10 features pulled

Postgres 19 delayed after AI reviewers find more bugs than humans can fix

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group pushed PostgreSQL 19's release to around November 19 and withdrew 8–10 significant features. LLM-assisted review surfaced edge-case defects faster, and the fixed cost of handling each fix ate into the pre-release time budget.

Why it matters: LLM review is finding edge-case bugs faster, and the fixed cost of each fix is squeezing the time left before release.

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