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Peter Steinberger calls "vibe coding" a slur as AI opens software building

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OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger says "vibe coding" is a slur because the term implies that building software with AI is easy, which he says it is not.

Speaking on OpenAI's Builders Unscripted, he made the argument as more people build software with AI tools.

An article reporting on the remark says the term originated with Andrej Karpathy's February 2025 description of fully trusting AI-written code. The article says the phrase has since become a dismissive label for anyone building with AI, and it argues that this use reflects gatekeeping as software development becomes more accessible.

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    Steinberger calls "vibe coding" a slur as AI democratizes software building

    AIOpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger says on OpenAI's Builders Unscripted that "vibe coding" is a slur, arguing the term implies building with AI is easy, which he says it isn't. The article contends the term was originally Andrej Karpathy's February 2025 description of fully trusting AI-written code, but has since become a dismissive label for anyone building with AI, and that the word's use reflects gatekeeping as access to software development expands.

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