My gratitude for vibe-coding with AIs comes down to two things. First, they fill a gap in my technical skills without trying to be the creative voice. They handle the complex code, freeing me up for the parts I truly enjoy: thinking, writing, and trying to connect ideas. Second, this kind of AI doesn't seem interested in replacing the wonderfully messy, underpaid creative jobs I love so much.
And I have a hunch about this—call it a friendly wager. Beyond the race to imitate human creativity, it seems AI's real superpower is more likely to produce an infallible structural engineer or a brilliant diagnostic tool like Dr. House, rather than the next Yasmina Reza or Paolo Sorrentino. That feels like a more natural fit for its talents, doesn't it?
Sure, some AI will automate creative tasks, but likely the ones that already feel a bit mechanical—the work done without that essential spark of critical thought and culture. So for my fellow humanists, maybe the best approach isn't to worry, but to get curious. Let's vibe-code our own future.