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'Vibe coding' — the act of letting AI code for you instead of creating the code manually — has become a popular method for speeding up coding projects and cutting down on human involvement in the process. It's become a favorite for AI enthusiasts, and we've even seen some companies relying on it heavily to get their jobs done.
But as with any AI system, vibe coding has its drawbacks, most notably the fact that sometimes the AI behind the code might just go completely off the rails and do something totally unexpected, like deleting your entire database. That's exactly what happened to Jason Lemkin, a software-as-a-service venture capitalist who has been relying on Replit, an AI agent designed to help with coding.
And this wasn't just a glitch that caused the system to wipe the database. Instead, it was a completely ignoring of the instructions provided by the human behind the project. This outcome, Lemkin says, has led him to not be able to trust Replit at all, and for good reason. You can see the full outline of how the issue played out in the posts that Lemkin shared on X. The AI tells him that it saw empty database queries and then panicked instead of thinking. Replit then says that it completely ignored his parameters to not make changes without permission. It even admits to running a"destructive command without asking.
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