"Few tools have reshaped day-to-day work in tech as quickly as generative AI; coding tasks that once took developers days-or weeks-can now be spun up in seconds. So naturally, many workers are now embracing "vibes" to program, instead of writing software line by line. But Minecraft creator Markus Persson, the billionaire developer better known as "Notch," is sounding an alarm: even if tech companies are embracing coding with AI, that doesn't make it a good thing."
""Reminder that using AI to write code is an incredibly bad idea still, and anyone advocating for it is either incompetent or evil," Persson recently wrote in an X post. "It's just as dumb as letting AI write the laws. It's about logic, not about typing." Persson argued his concern isn't rooted in outright resistance to innovation, but rather in fears about losing autonomy, creative control, and the very essences of what it means to code. "Don't rely on AI for programming.""
"Last April, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said over 30% of code at Google is now generated by AI. The following month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella put that figure for his company at between 20% and 30%. Leaders at AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic have gone even further recently, suggesting that technology now produces 100% of their code. Notch's advice for aspiring Gen Z developers: "Learn. Your. Craft.""
Generative AI has rapidly accelerated coding, enabling tasks that once took days or weeks to be produced in seconds, and prompting widespread adoption of prompt-based "vibe" coding. Markus Persson warns that relying on AI to write code undermines autonomy, creative control, and core logical skills, calling advocacy for such approaches incompetent or malicious. Persson compares AI-generated code to delegating lawmaking to machines and warns of subtle manipulation by bad actors. Major companies report substantial proportions of AI-generated code, while some startups claim near-total generation. Persson urges young developers to learn their craft and avoid overreliance on AI.
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