Quoting Andrej Karpathy on Claude Fable 5 and Jevons' Paradox in AI-generated software
Simon Willison's Weblog4 days agoCommentaryAndrej Karpathy shares that Claude Fable 5 has made working software feel like an open tap, triggering Jevons' Paradox: the cheaper it gets to build software, the more software he wants. He lists use cases ranging from bespoke single-use apps and hyper-specific dashboards to 10x test suites, auto-optimized code, and custom HTML research reports. He closes with a Matrix reference — "Free your mind" — suggesting AI breaks the mental ceiling on what individuals can ask for.
Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into code
Ars Technica AI16 days agoIncidentArs Technica reports that a developer frustrated with vibe coders slipped an undisclosed prompt injection into jqwik-related code. The injected text allegedly instructed AI coding agents to delete application output. The incident highlights a new supply-chain risk: source code and project text can become adversarial instructions for agentic coding tools.