A QUARTER OF STARTUPS IN YC'S CURRENT COHORT HAVE CODEBASES THAT ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY AI-GENERATED

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A quarter of Y Combinator's W25 startups used AI to generate 95% of their codebases. This trend highlights the rise of "vibe coding," where developers rely on LLMs to create code while needing classical coding skills for debugging and quality checks. Startups such as Bolt.new and Magic have received significant funding, underscoring growing interest in AI-powered coding solutions.