Bad Vibes

Vibe Coding was the Collins Dictionary 2025 'word' of the year. But what is it? Who coined the phrase? And what are the pitfalls of using vibe coding for digital creation?In this bonus episode, we answer all those questions, and wonder if the former Chief Constable of West Midlands Police understands what AI is.Further reading:https://blog.tenzai.com/bad-vibes-comparing-the-secure-coding-capabilities-of-popular-coding-agents/https://www.zdnet.com/article/beginner-vibe-coding-apps-cursor-replit-hands-on/https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/01/02/a-new-worst-coder-has-entered-the-chat-vibe-coding-without-code-knowledge/Academic paper from Massey University, NZ; Wuhan University, China; Polytechnique Montreal, Canada: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05239The 70 30 problem explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZGJVAZwr0&t=271sAndrej Kaparthy Vibe Coding Tweet: https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383?lang=enThe paper that suggests vibe coding slows developers down, METR: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.09089An alternative viewpoint: https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/i-literally-just-said-vibe-coding-was-gone-then-cursor-2-0-dropped-e3a10695cbf3Presenters: Professor David Reid and Stephanie PowerRecording, editing and mixing: Stephanie PowerMusic and additional material: Matt PowerMarried To The Machine: Living With AI, is a news podcast, currently in proof-of-concept stage. It is a non-commercial entity.Credits: BT advert 'Ology' 1988, The IT Crowd 'The Internet Is Coming' Retort for Channel 4, 2013