erik.wiffin

LLMs have broken the traditional software playbook: demos are misleading, expertise is shifting too fast to hire for, and the conditions surrounding AI adoption are the worst possible for building the learning organization you actually need.

I spent the holidays building an event platform with an AI “vibecoding” tool to see if the results were actually production-ready. While the speed of development was incredible, my audit reveals the critical gaps—from database safety to broken SEO—that still need a human touch before you hit publish.