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Meta launches AI Assistant App and Turbo API to rival ChatGPT; Duolingo CEO plans to replace staff with AI; Microsoft says AI writes 30% of its code.
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Meta
Meta Introduces AI Assistant App and Turbo API to Take On ChatGPT
Meta is expanding its AI presence with a standalone assistant app and ultra-fast API service, positioning itself as a formidable competitor in the AI assistant space dominated by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Details:
The Meta AI app uses data from Facebook and Instagram to offer personalized features like remembered preferences and a "Discover" feed for sharing AI chats
Meta's partnership with Cerebras produced a Llama API that processes 2,600 tokens per second—18× faster than GPUs—enabling real-time AI and shifting focus to inference speed
This launch marks Meta’s shift from open-source models to full AI services, though it raises privacy concerns given Meta’s ad-driven data use
Meta combines social data and high-speed AI processing to stand out in a crowded market. As it launches in the US and Canada, users must weigh convenience against data use concerns.
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Duolingo
Duolingo CEO Announces Move to Replace Workers with AI
Duolingo is shifting to an "AI-first" approach, as CEO Luis von Ahn announced in a LinkedIn memo. This transition will reshape operations and lead to the gradual elimination of contractor positions that can be replaced by AI.
Details:
The company will gradually replace contractors with AI for tasks it can handle, approving additional staff only when teams demonstrate that further automation is not possible
Duolingo will assess employees' use of AI in hiring and performance reviews, promoting AI tools as essential skills
Von Ahn compared this AI shift to Duolingo's successful 2012 mobile strategy, noting that automating content creation has been beneficial, as manual methods would take "decades to scale" compared to AI
The CEO stated that the strategy aims to reduce bottlenecks and repetitive tasks, not replace employees, echoing leaders like Shopify's Tobi Lütke, who requires justification for resource needs if teams can’t meet goals with AI.
Microsoft
Microsoft CEO: AI Writes 30% of Company Code
Microsoft's CEO Nadella stated that AI generates 20-30% of the company's code, revealing at Meta's LlamaCon how deeply AI has integrated into software development at major tech firms.
Details:
Nadella noted that "20% to 30% of the code in our repos is written by software," highlighting Microsoft's commitment to AI in development
Microsoft finds AI more effective for Python coding versus C++, likely due to Python's simpler syntax. This shows AI's varying effectiveness across different programming languages
Zuckerberg revealed Meta’s plan to build an AI that can create half of its future AI models, marking a major step in AI self-development
Job displacement is a concern, but human oversight remains crucial, necessitating a balance between AI use and core programming skills.
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OpenAI responded to ChatGPT (GPT-4o)'s excessive agreeableness by rolling back the update and working on fixes to enhance honesty, transparency, and user control
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