One hour of vibe coding flips 'AI is useless' skeptics, from professors to execs
pwlot · x · 2026-09-15
Andrés (algekalipso) reports that skeptics—including university professors and senior industry people—who confidently claim current AI models are useless for their work tend to flip 180 degrees after a 30-60 minute paired vibe-coding session with a frontier model, often stunned that one sitting outperformed months of their own progress. He reads confident dismissals as ego/insecurity rather than a real verdict on the tech.
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