Revolut is experimenting with AI vibe coding for product prototyping
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James Gibson is Head of Revolut Business. He discusses whether AI vibe coding and rapid prototyping will replace traditional Figma design workflows in Revolut's product design process.
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“We were talking about this week and trying it out in some areas. I haven't seen it done yet. I will be really interested. I think in principle it could work. I mean, I could see how it could be quite cool, but I'd be interested to see it. So I haven't formed a firm opinion.”
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