Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
IEEE

Stream-TTS: A Low-Latency Text-to-Speech using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks for Streaming Speech Applications

Abstract: The rise of conversational AI and multimodal streaming applications has led to a significant demand for low-latency Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems. This work presents a multilingual ...
Morningstar

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s STB Merger Application Details Enhancements to Competition and Public Benefits

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s STB Merger Application Details Enhancements to Competition and Public Benefits Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: ...