Meta will allow job candidates to use AI during coding tests

[ad_1] Meta will begin allowing candidates to use artificial intelligence during coding tests. The company has also asked existing employees to volunteer for a “mock AI-enabled interview,” as first reported by 404 Media and later confirmed by Meta. The Silicon Valley heavyweight is among a handful of tech companies that have given the green light […]

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Microsoft’s AI coding tool GitHub Copilot hits 20 million users 

[ad_1] At Microsoft’s earnings call on 30 July, CEO Satya Nadella announced that their GitHub Copilot has hit 20 million all-time users. Microsoft also reported that GitHub Copilot is among the most popular AI coding tools offered today and is used by 90 per cent of Fortune 100 companies. They also added that the product’s […]

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Mark Zuckerberg says AI ‘Superintelligence’ vision will help people achieve personal goals but what does that mean?

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg, the most powerful person in Silicon Valley, doesn’t want to take the path where artificial intelligence automates everything and puts people out of their jobs. Instead, his vision for creating “personal intelligence” is rooted in the idea that people should use AI to achieve their personal goals. “Meta’s vision is to bring […]

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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas wants youth to master AI tools instead of doomscrolling 

[ad_1] The CEO of Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, said that young people need to spend less time scrolling through Instagram and more time learning about artificial intelligence (AI). In the podcast interview with Matthew Berman, Srinivas said that mastering AI tools is now essential to stay relevant in the job market.  AI is developing at a […]

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Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines

[ad_1] Microsoft will likely sign the European Union’s code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules, its president told Reuters on Friday, while Meta Platforms rebuffed the guidelines. Drawn up by 13 independent experts, the voluntary code of practice aims to provide legal certainty to signatories. They will have […]

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Former OpenAI engineer on the culture at the ChatGPT-maker

[ad_1] Amid a talent war between Meta and OpenAI, Calvin French-Owen, an engineer who worked at the ChatGPT-maker and left the startup three weeks ago, described what it’s like to work there. The MIT graduate, who joined OpenAI in May 2024 and left in June, published a detailed blog post reflecting on his journey at […]

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Is Grok 4 the smartest AI model yet? Why Elon Musk’s new model is winning praise

[ad_1] “It’s smarter than almost all graduate students in all disciplines simultaneously,” Elon Musk said during the livestream of the launch of his AI startup xAI’s most advanced version of the Grok chatbot. Grok 4 is the latest iteration of xAI’s large language model (LLM) Grok, and it has not just come with minor updates […]

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AI tools increase seasoned developers’ task times, study finds

[ad_1] Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather than supercharging their work, a new study found. AI research nonprofit METR conducted the in-depth study on a group of seasoned developers earlier this year while they used Cursor, a […]

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Sam Altman signals a shift in jobs: These traditional roles may soon disappear

[ad_1] With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the job landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Across global markets, roles that once felt essential are becoming obsolete, while entirely new ones are emerging. In a recent blog post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared, “We are past the event horizon; the take-off has started.” With this […]

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Anthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors’ copyright lawsuit

[ad_1] A federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday that Anthropic’s use of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system was legal under U.S. copyright law. Siding with tech companies on a pivotal question for the AI industry, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Anthropic made “fair use” of books by […]

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