This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...

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I’m not here to argue for—or against—vibe coding. I just want to keep you out of trouble. Vibe coding has hit the mainstream, as evidenced by the recent massive uptick of articles welcoming our new AI ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...