I am not surprised that there are parallels between vibe coding and gambling:
With vibe coding, people often report not realizing until hours, weeks, or even months later whether the code produced is any good. They find new bugs or they can’t make simple modifications; the program crashes in unexpected ways. Moreover, the signs of how hard the AI coding agent is working and the quantities of code produced often seem like short-term indicators of productivity. These can trigger the same feelings as the celebratory noises from the multiline slot machine.
No official report that I can link, though I recall seeing something at some point. I mostly speak from personal experience. I am a bit sensitive to these, so I noticed them right away. I barely use AI mostly because of the “hooking effect”. Some friends I know are downright addicted, it’s sad to see.
I’m far from being an AI defender. And for the longest time I resisted the idea of vibe coding.
I will give you that, without the right experience, vibe coding feels like gambling.
But I learned rather quickly that you must first work on a dev plan with an LLM, and until that plan hasn’t covered every scenario, then you don’t move on.
That yields much better results, and it has the advantage of having the blueprints for when you need the LLM to make changes.
I am not surprised that there are parallels between vibe coding and gambling:
I’m immune because it never managed to get the programm running for me in the first place xD
Those AI all use dark patterns to keep people hooked. It’s literally a predictive Candy Crush or slot machine.
These are dangerous.
Do you know of any reports that AI companies did this intentionally? It would make business sense for them to make them addicting
No official report that I can link, though I recall seeing something at some point. I mostly speak from personal experience. I am a bit sensitive to these, so I noticed them right away. I barely use AI mostly because of the “hooking effect”. Some friends I know are downright addicted, it’s sad to see.
I’m far from being an AI defender. And for the longest time I resisted the idea of vibe coding.
I will give you that, without the right experience, vibe coding feels like gambling.
But I learned rather quickly that you must first work on a dev plan with an LLM, and until that plan hasn’t covered every scenario, then you don’t move on.
That yields much better results, and it has the advantage of having the blueprints for when you need the LLM to make changes.