Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says AI writes two-thirds of company code but warns of “societal pushback” against AI

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said on “Lenny's Podcast” that AI now writes two-thirds of Snap's code and called the technology “probably the best thing that's ever happened” to the company, while warning that tech executives are underestimating coming “societal pushback” against AI. Snap launched AI Sponsored Snaps on Tuesday, an advertising tool that lets users chat with AI bots from partnered brands, and the company now has more than 25M paid subscribers, up 71% year over year, with 2025 revenue of $5.9B, up 11%. Spiegel told the podcast that “humanity is far more important than the technological developments largely because humanity dictates how technology is adopted,” echoing concerns from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said in March that “AI is not very popular in the U.S. right now,” and pointing to an NBC News poll finding only 26% of registered voters had a positive view of AI.