The man who coined the term 'vibe coding' says code written by AI can still be 'awkward' and 'gross'

Andrej Karpathy came up with the term "vibe-coding" in February last year. Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Andrej Karpathy said AI-written code is "bloaty" and "brittle." Karpathy coined the term vibe coding in February 2025. Security flaws have raised concerns about AI-generated code despite its popularity. He coined the term "vibe coding," but he's not blown away by it. At a talk at Sequoia Capital released on Wednesday, former Tesla AI head and OpenAI founding ...