As AI coding becomes the new normal, AWS debuts a tool to formalize the process and add structure. Will software engineers soon be out of a job?

Amazon has launched Kiro, a new AI software development tool that uses autonomous agents to generate and maintain project plans, specs, and code documentation.

Kiro is part of the broader vibe coding movementan emerging field where developers delegate much of the software-building process to AI agents. It's a space that's heating up fast; just last week, Google announced it was acquiring talent from startup Windsurf in a $2.