Welcome to The AI Shift by Inc42, our all-new newsletter that delves deep into the world of artificial intelligence, LLMs, big tech giants and the major trends sweeping the Indian startup and tech ecosystem. Here’s the sixth edition; do send us your feedback and suggestions so we can improve as we go along! Just over a year ago, OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” to talk about using AI to do “dumb” and menial coding tasks. What started as a riff on AI-powered lazy software development has now turned into a serious professional reality. Nowadays, thanks to memes and serious startups in this space, pretty much everyone knows vibe coding means building software by telling a chatbot your intent. Instead of writing every line of code, a user can describe the vibe, the look, the feel, and the function. The AI then does the heavy lifting of writing code. Across startups and enterprises, intent-first, AI-assisted building is reshaping how software gets shipped, who gets to build it, and how accountability is distributed. Teams are moving faster than before, and capabilities are spreading beyond engineering. This does not mean that AI-assisted software development is spelling doom for… Read MoreInc42 Media








