Rise of Vibe Coding Fuels Debate Over AI’s Impact on Programming Skills

Former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” in February 2025 to describe developers using natural-language prompts to direct generative AI to write code. Tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT have lowered barriers to software development, prompting the industry to reassess the value of programming education and professional engineering expertise.

Recent discussions have highlighted that while generative AI can rapidly produce prototypes and initial code, it cannot replace engineers’ ability to address system stability, security vulnerabilities, performance and cross-device compatibility. Experts therefore argue that people must still understand programming logic to validate, debug and correct AI-generated output. The development does not involve a specific transaction amount.