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Andrew Ng says vibe coding is a bad name for a real and exhausting job

Andrew Ng says when he vibe codes for a day, he's "frankly exhausted" by the end.

The Stanford professor and former Google Brain scientist said the term misleads people into imagining engineers just "go with the vibes" when using AI tools to write code. Understanding how computers work — including how to spot and interpret errors — helps people write more precise prompts and instructions, he added. At his startup AI Fund, Ng said everyone knows how to code, including the chief financial officer, the general counsel, and even the receptionist.

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