Vibe-Coding Is a Filter, Not a Threat: How to Use It Without Wasting Your Team’s Time.
AI is changing the world fast. Stop focusing on who is using what tool. Focus on why, and double down on the human skills that AI can't replicate: your judgment, your creativity, and your scars. That is the only moat that lasts.
[Views are my own]
Let's address the elephant in the room. I see the anxiety from designers and engineers who think "vibe-coding" (using AI to rapidly generate code or UI mockups) is a threat. They worry that if a PM can spin up a "good enough" prototype in minutes, their own role is on the path to obsolescence.
It is not beneficial to fixate on who is using what tool. The real strategic imperative is to understand why this is happening and how you can stay relevant in the AI era.
I see this from a slightly different perspective. The primary function of an early, low-fidelity prototype isn't to perfect the user experience. It's to kill bad ideas cheaply.