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Meta launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, a new gaming app built using vibe coding. The app is now available, though Meta has not made a formal announcement about its release.

Background

- "Vibe coding" is a term coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, referring to the practice of using AI code generation tools (like Cursor, Copilot, or Claude) to build software by describing what you want in natural language, rather than writing code line by line. It's a controversial concept: some see it as democratizing software creation, while others argue it produces sloppy, hard-to-maintain code. - Meta's "Pocket" is a lightweight, AI-generated gaming app, reportedly built largely with vibe-coding techniques. This marks one of the first major consumer products from a Big Tech company explicitly created this way. - The launch is notable because it signals that Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp's parent) is betting on a future where AI generates entire apps or game experiences from user prompts, bypassing traditional software development workflows. - The broader context: Meta has been pivoting hard toward AI and the metaverse, investing billions in generative AI and VR/AR hardware. Pocket sits at the intersection of these bets — using AI to rapidly prototype and launch new social gaming experiences.

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