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6/21/2025, 5:35:21 AM No.126777287
Rick Rubin has written a book about the new phenomenon of ‘vibe coding,’ or giving AI directions in natural language instead of a programming language. He sees parallels between vibe coding and punk rock in the way that they prioritize ideas over technique. “So in the past, for music, you had to go to the conservatory and study for years and years. Then someday, you could play in a symphony,” he told Andreessen and Horowitz. “And then, when punk rock came along, you could maybe learn three chords in a day — and there were all these bands. That made it for everybody. How I started in music was punk rock. If you had something to say, you could say it. You didn’t need the expertise or skill set, other than your idea and your ability to convey it. And vibe coding is the same thing — it’s the punk rock of coding.”
As he sees it, AI won’t be a true competitor to creatives. “The reason we go to the artists we go to, or the writers we go to, or the filmmakers we go to, is for their point of view. The AI doesn’t have a point of view,” he says.
He imagines a new generation of artists and coders who can do to modern culture what punk did to music, empowering the best ideas even if they don’t come from a place of experience and technique. “AI gives you the ability to take your ideas, feed it into this machine, and then get back different iterations that, normally, you would do, but it would take you much longer. It’s more of a modeling process,” Rubin explains.
As he sees it, AI won’t be a true competitor to creatives. “The reason we go to the artists we go to, or the writers we go to, or the filmmakers we go to, is for their point of view. The AI doesn’t have a point of view,” he says.
He imagines a new generation of artists and coders who can do to modern culture what punk did to music, empowering the best ideas even if they don’t come from a place of experience and technique. “AI gives you the ability to take your ideas, feed it into this machine, and then get back different iterations that, normally, you would do, but it would take you much longer. It’s more of a modeling process,” Rubin explains.
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