AI slop is good for business if you know what you’re doing
The article argues that the rapid growth of AI-assisted “vibe coding” is creating business for firms that repair poorly built applications. While AI tools can help people ship software faster, inexperienced users may produce attractive-looking products with weak architecture, security flaws and unreliable behaviour, making professional review and refactoring increasingly important.
Konstantin Klyagin of Redwerk and QAwerk says his firms have seen more requests to clean up AI-generated code since advertising the service in November. He cited a client app with duplicate payment paths, inconsistent prices, permissions that allowed users to bypass profile creation, inaccessible forms and incomplete testing; he says technically experienced founders are less likely to need such help.
- AI-generated code is driving demand for cleanup services.
- Vibe-coded apps can conceal serious security and quality issues.
- Experienced developers remain crucial for production-ready software.
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The case for
Used carefully, inexpensive AI-generated material can help businesses test ideas, serve niche audiences and produce routine marketing or support content more quickly. Advocates argue that the commercial value lies not in flooding the internet with low-quality output, but in applying human judgement to reliable workflows, reducing costs and making smaller firms more competitive.
The case against
Critics argue that calling low-quality, mass-produced material a business opportunity normalises practices that waste audiences’ time, degrade online information and can displace skilled creative work. They contend that apparent short-term savings may damage trust, expose firms to copyright or accuracy risks, and shift the wider costs of poor content onto customers, platforms and genuine creators.