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Epic says new games launcher was AI-coded to beat Steam
Original: Epic throws shade at Steam, admits to vibe-coding the new Epic Games Launcher with AI "to be faster than the other guy"
Epic Games has confirmed it used AI-assisted, so-called vibe coding to build its new Epic Games Launcher, saying the approach helped it ship faster than rival Steam, in remarks widely read as a jab at Valve. The admission is drawing debate over whether AI-written software is ready for a flagship consumer product and how open studios should be about it.
Why now: Epic publicly admitting to vibe-coding a major product, while taunting Steam, is a striking and controversial stance on AI in software development.
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- Epic throws shade at Steam, admits to vibe-coding the new Epic Games Launcher with AI "to be faster than the other guy" https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.euro gamer.net/epic-throws-shade-steam-vibe-coding-games-launcher-ai · eurogamer.net@web.brid.gy · 1
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