The Vergecast · Monday, June 29, 2026
The practice of 'vibe coding' is presenting an enterprise-level challenge, with many companies generating numerous outputs that ultimately prove useless. This trend raises concerns about token usage and the return on investment for AI initiatives.
“This is I mean, this is like increasingly supported by the data, by the way, right? That like you look out into the vibe coding world and everybody is building tons of stuff that amounts to nothing.”
“And this is becoming like an enterprise crisis because everybody's like, we're using all these tokens for nothing. What is the point of any of this money that we're spending?”
“So you've encountered the same problem that every Fortune 500 company is having in spades right now.”