AI Lowers the Barrier to Implementation, But Design Remains Hard
IanArawjo · x · 2026-08-27
Ian Arawjo argues that "AI makes implementation easy" does not mean "AI makes design easy." Drawing on hands-on experience from his team's summer project, he finds that AI still performs poorly at real design work. He also criticizes some HCI researchers for discussing "vibe coded" interfaces while ignoring the essential distinction between implementation and design.
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