# Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun - The New York Times

<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/ai-software.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFA.UkLv.r-XczfzYRdXJ&smid=url-share>

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## What Jamie wrote

Paul Ford's guest essay on vibe coding and AI disrupting software development — personal, honest, grappling with what it means when AI can do what used to cost K. The unlocked link should work. Worth reading for a ground-level view of the software market shift. Pull quote: "I would have paid $25,000 for someone else to do this."

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