This is quite interesting—Apple’s official app actually included a Claude.md file. Honestly, my first thought was: Even engineers at a company as big as Apple are into Vibe Coding?

Big Tech Is Secretly Using AI to Write Code
For those unfamiliar, Vibe Coding refers to using AI to assist with programming. It’s normal for small startups to use tools like Copilot or Claude, but Apple is famously protective of its closed ecosystem. Now we have proof they’re using AI internally—what does that tell us? AI-generated code is no longer a “toy”; even the most meticulous big companies are jumping on board.

The Code Leak Is the Real Kick
The funnier part is that the file was accidentally bundled into the official app release. Everyone knows how obsessive Apple’s code review process is, yet they slipped up on an AI-generated file. I can just picture the scene: An engineer casually asks Claude to draft some documentation, forgets to delete it, and testing misses it… This exposes two issues: 1) Big tech relies on AI tools more than we thought, and 2) Code ownership is about to get messy—who owns a document generated by Claude?

The Chinese Tech Community’s Reaction Is Priceless
While international forums are debating “security risks,” Chinese developers are joking, “So even Apple slacks off.” This contrast is fascinating: Westerners focus on compliance risks, while we’re more amused by the “you guys do it too” angle. Let’s be real—Silicon Valley keeps preaching about AI replacing programmers, but their own engineers are the first to use AI to cut corners.

Don’t Just Copy the Surface
Some say, “If Apple’s using it, the tech must be mature,” but I’d argue the opposite. Big companies use AI tools because they have robust code review systems as a safety net. If small teams blindly trust AI-generated code… expect production disasters. There was already a startup that deployed ChatGPT-written code directly to production, and their servers crashed instantly.

Things Are Only Getting Weirder
The most intriguing part of this incident? If a non-essential file like Claude.md slipped through, what about more sensitive content in the future? Imagine one day finding a file that says, “Help me write code to bypass App Store review…” Now that would be a spectacle. AI coding tools are like employee chat logs—fun to use, but a nightmare when they become evidence.

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