The big news this week was a call from tech luminaries to pause development and deployment of AI models more advanced than OpenAI’s GTP-4—the stunningly capable language algorithm behind ChatGPT—until risks including job displacement and misinformation can be better understood.
Even if OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights were to stop what they’re doing—and they’re not going to stop what they’re doing—the AI models that have already been developed are likely to have profound impacts, especially in software development.
It might not look like a regular business deal, but Alphabet’s agreement to supply AI to Replit, a web-based coding tool with over 20 million users, is something of a
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