This article makes no sense. Just don't use AI and code by hand if that makes you happy.
When I want to stimulate my brain coding, I do things like AOC or Euler, and when I want to test out a quick prototype app I have AI do all the grunt work of setting it up and getting it to a point to see if I even think it's a good idea or not.
The step you describe is the main use case I’ve found where vibe coding actually makes sense. Going from there to actually make a good version of the thing then becomes more hands on.
When I want to stimulate my brain coding, I do things like AOC or Euler, and when I want to test out a quick prototype app I have AI do all the grunt work of setting it up and getting it to a point to see if I even think it's a good idea or not.