The Media's Narrative about AI and Vibe coding is Dangerously Misleading | Carl Brown (Internet of Bugs)

Carl Brown of Internet of Bugs returns to discuss the oversold hype around AI vibe coding versus reality, and what the recent Adobe story really shows us. The media's narrative around AI vibe coding is fundamentally misleading. We break down the reality of software development and how tools actually work. You may have seen the recent headlines about the developer Brandon Thomas and co-founder Michael Caffrey using Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 to build clean-room, open-source clones of seven major Adobe programs written in Rust. As we have been calling out on this podcast, the media and certain podcasters and influencers suggested that, thanks to AI vibe coding, this small team could "decompile" and recreate Adobe’s major software products and threaten Adobe's future forever. Obviously, this is not true! Join the conversation and tell us whether you think vibe coding creates more problems than solutions, especially when used by individuals who have never coded or built software and technology businesses. Support our independence and help us keep our content free for all to access by becoming a member: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://RetortMedia.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode Notes & Citations: ⁠https://theretort.com/podcasts/ceoretort/2026/10/19/carl-brown-internet-of-bugs-the-medias-and-influencers-narrative-about-ai-vibe-coding-is-nonsense-dangerous-and-misleading/ Sponsors & Offers: Proton Mail – Secure email that protects your privacy, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Start with as little as $1: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.proton.me/retort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brain-FM – Peak your productivity on demand with Neuromusic. Get an extended 30-day free trial without limits: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brain.fm/ceor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The CEO Retort: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CEORetort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ceo-retort/id1767132889⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Tim El-Sheikh: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠