Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was the recipient of some very bad vibes last week after bragging on X that nearly half his exchange's code is already AI-generated, with plans to push it higher. The post unleashed a torrent of ridicule, and seemed to crystalize the skepticism over the reliability of "vibe coding" tools that's been bubbling for months.
AI models that generate code present significant challenges to issues related to reliability, safety, and security. The output from these models needs nuanced evaluation beyond simple classification tasks.