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AI Risks and Challenges
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What is Vibe-coding?
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First, what is coding?
Coding how software developers build apps - writing instructions in a
special language the computer can understand.
Open the source view (Ctrl-u) on the technoon.org
website to show the code for that website.
Vibe-coding is describing an app to an agent and letting it
write the code without checking the code it writes -
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/19/vibe-coding/
Uses of Vibe-coding
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- Enables coders and non-coders to rapidly build prototypes and simple
apps for low-stakes use-cases
- It is not wise when privacy, security, or correctness are a concern
- You might still do AI-assisted programming, but you should be
thoroughly reviewing the code
- Probably not the best way to learn to code
- Don’t use it to reinvent the wheel
- There are plenty of apps out there for building websites and
forms
- Sweet spot: automate time-consuming tasks that are
specific to your work!
Scaling up AI-Assisted Coding
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For bigger and more complex projects:
- More advanced agents that work across a whole folder of files
- Replit, Codex, GitHub Copilot
- Planning documents
- Version control - GitNoon
- Expert knowledge to guide it - more specific prompts, like with
images
Homework
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- Research/consider risks and challenges
- Use replit - see how it makes a plan and generates a folder of
files.
- You might not get as far without a paid plan