On my blog I warned a bit about possible downsides. So this is always an area that needs to be approached with caution.
That said, it is early days but I do highly recommend you try out (and watch) how Discourse Vibe evolves:
The AI agents are evolving in break neck speed and we are making sure that Discourse is able to provide the best context and tools so agents can perform their work well.
For example, recently we completed the trifecta of tools required to help agents have a proper build-test-build-test loop.
bin/rspec FILENAME to run any spec
bin/lint FILENAME to lint any file (newish)
bin/qunit FILENAME to run any qunit test (new)
On top of that we now ship a Discourse MCP which makes it easy for agents to produce test data and do manual testing.
On the subject of “AI making UI changes for me”
I have been experimenting with dv config theme to help kick off a sandbox for building themes but it is early days. I hope to get it into a state where it can do simple theme scaffolding.
I certainly see a future where self-serve customers can just point at a website and say “Hey, this is my website, make the forum look a bit more like it”
Exciting times ahead.