Google has today unveiled Gemini 3 Pro and a new 'Antigravity' development platform, effectively promising to turn every enterprise manager into a software engineer through autonomous AI agents. This marks a significant escalation in the AI arms race, offering businesses a pathway to tap into the estimated £3.5 trillion ($4.4 trillion) annual economic opportunity predicted by analysts.
However, as firms scramble to cut development costs, industry leaders and recent research warn that replacing engineers with 'vibe coding' AI agents could create a dangerous 'maintenance debt' that threatens critical infrastructure.
