By Lee Chong Ming
Publication Date: 2026-02-06 05:02:00
Mustafa Suleyman says vibe coding is rapidly lowering the barrier to building apps, a shift that could put traditional software at risk.
The Microsoft AI CEO said in an episode of the “Exponential View” podcast published Thursday that AI tools now make it possible for anyone to quickly start launching code and apps.
“It is so accessible now,” said Suleyman. “You can watch a three-minute video, get spun up, launch one of these things.”
“You can create an app, a web app in seconds,” he added.
Suleyman said people don’t need deep technical skills to get started. Instead, they can learn by experimenting, watching, and doing.
The AI can “build something that you may have thought was never possible,” he said.
“Unless you push these things to their edges and explore the boundaries, you won’t really understand the magic, or what they’re kind of bad at.”
“Everyone’s got to get stuck into that motion,” he…
