How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
CNET on MSN

What is vibe coding? Everything to know about AI that builds apps for you

When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, it kicked off an AI boom that hasn't stopped since and showed how powerful natural-language tools could be. Since then, we've seen chatbots, copilots and AI agents ...
MIT Technology Review

AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced.

Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented productivity boost or churning out masses of poorly designed code that saps their attention and sets ...
Forbes

The Best Way To Vibe Code Is To First Know The AI Coding Personality That You Are Dealing With

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I continue my ongoing series about vibe ...
Forbes

Vibe Coding Gains Traction Via Users Writing Prompts That Spur AI To Automatically Generate Usable Software Code

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I closely examine the relatively new field ...

MiniMax releases M2.1 AI model for multi-language programming versatility

MiniMax M2 was released in late October this year. The company stated that M2.1 demonstrated significant improvements in ...
Mashable

What is vibe coding? Plus 7 AI coding tools to get started right away.

You may have heard that "vibe coding" is Collins Dictionary's word of the year for 2025. So, if you've been nodding and smiling every time you hear the phrase, it might be finally time to figure out ...
NPR

Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical

Tech CEOs are making ambitious claims about AI's coding capabilities. In March, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said "we'll be there in three to six months — where AI is writing 90% of the code." Meta's ...
VentureBeat

Dfinity launches Caffeine, an AI platform that builds production apps from natural language prompts

The Dfinity Foundation on Wednesday released Caffeine, an artificial intelligence platform that allows users to build and deploy web applications through natural language conversation alone, bypassing ...

Stop using ChatGPT for everything: I use these AI models for research, coding, and more (and which I avoid)

ZDNET's key takeaways Different AI models win at images, coding, and research.App integrations often add costly AI subscription layers.Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow. The pace ...

The great programming transformation: How AI and Rust are quietly dethroning C in Linux - and Windows

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...
ZDNet

I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use

Free AI chatbots handle small projects surprisingly well. Pro coding agents deliver serious productivity boosts for pro coders. Spend based on what you need to get the job done. The use of AI in ...