Cursor cofounder and CEO Michael Truell cautioned that overreliance on AI 'vibe coding'—asking models to generate systems without inspecting underlying code—creates brittle software and shaky technical foundations. He argued for embedding AI into development environments that retain human oversight and context-aware generation. Computer-science departments and software-engineering programs should assess how generative tools are taught and governed; curriculum that emphasizes code review, testing and architectural reasoning will be more resilient. 'Vibe coding' refers to using AI to scaffold entire codebases with limited human inspection, a practice Truell warns can compound defects as systems scale.
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