Is UX Dead? How Vibe Coding is Rewriting the UX Playbook

What happens when PMs, designers, and AI all start speaking the same language?

In this episode, Vidya Raman sits down with Hailey Nevins (Director of UX Foundations at MongoDB) and Wenbo Wang (founding designer and former Databricks/Cloudera product designer) to explore how vibe coding is collapsing the old boundaries between design, product, and engineering.

You’ll hear how GenAI is forcing UX to evolve—from pixel pushing to taste-driven orchestration—and why the best design teams now operate at startup speed without sacrificing rigor.

We go deep into:

* How “vibe coding” changes collaboration between PM, UX, and Engg

* Why the new frontier isn’t just design systems—but design velocity

* The rise of hybrid roles like “design engineer” and what they signal

* How to build guardrails and evals for GenAI-powered products

* When chat interfaces work—and when they absolutely don’t

And just wait till you hear their hot takes on AI “killing” the wrong kind of design work, why hallucinations can actually make UX better, and what founders get wrong about hiring designers too late.

If you care about product velocity, UX craft, or what “taste” means in an AI-first world—this conversation will challenge how you think about building.

Relevant links:

Hailey Nevins on LinkedIn

Wenbo Wang on LinkedIn

Open Lovable

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