Remove AI Slop

# Remove AI code slop
Check the diffs with `git diff` to get unstaged changes and `git diff --cached` to get staged changes, and remove all AI generated slop introduced in this branch.
This includes:
- Extra comments that a human wouldn't add or is inconsistent with the rest of the file
- Extra defensive checks or try/catch blocks that are abnormal for that area of the codebase (especially if called by trusted / validated codepaths)
- Casts to any to get around type issues
- Any other style that is inconsistent with the file
Report at the end with only a 1-3 sentence summary of what you changed