NYTIMES (Kevin Roose) - More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
NYTIMES (Clive Thompson) - Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - AI's "centaur phase" consumes Silicon Valley
A manic new phase of the AI boom is sweeping through Silicon Valley, powered by autonomous "agents" capable of liquefying weeks of manual labor into minutes. Why it matters: For now, the frenzy is largely confined to software engineering . But inside that bubble, the shift feels seismic — deepening the gulf between AI builders and bystanders. - "I've followed tech for 25 years and I've never felt a larger gap between the ~1 million people using Codex/Claude and the rest of humanity," tweeted James Wang, director of product marketing at Cerebras. The big picture: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently described the current state of software engineering as the "centaur phase" — a reference to the half-human, half-horse creature of Greek…
NYTIMES (Cade Metz) - A.I. Isn’t Coming for Every White-Collar Job. At Least Not Yet.
Tech workers are increasingly worried that the artificial intelligence they are building will replace them. But some are optimistic that it is just one more tool to work with.
AF (Richard Blumenstein) - C3BM launches software developer student pipeline
The DAF C3BM launched its first iteration of a training pipeline meant to prepare Airmen for the rigors of developing software capabilities in support of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK.
NYTIMES (Paul Ford) - The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
AXIOS (Dan Cox) - Axios CTO is living your coming AI reality
Dan Cox, Axios' chief technology officer, isn't a journalist, but his AI insights are vital to our readers. We want to show, not just tell, the impact AI is having on companies — in this case, Axios. - So we asked Dan to share what it's like to live the AI revolution. What his team is experiencing will soon hit lawyers, marketers, accountants, consultants ... and journalists. Here's what Dan told us: One of our best engineers recently completed a project similar to one he delivered a year ago. - Last year, it took three weeks. This past week, he used AI-based "agent teams" and completed the same amount of work in 37 minutes. Why it matters: This is the reality of the AI hype you read and hear about. Yes, coding is the first big place…
NYTIMES (Sarah Kessler) - Software? No Way. We’re an A.I. Company Now!
As their stocks tank, software makers are rebranding themselves as A.I. innovators. Sparkle emojis are everywhere, but some efforts have been more successful than others.
ABCNEWS - Why a new AI tool hammered some software stocks this week
The new tool adapts a workplace assistant for white-collar specific industries.
WAR (Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Abreen Padeken) - Inaugural Marine Corps AI Fellowship Advances Workforce, Applications
The Marine Corps is advancing an implementation strategy to leverage AI across the force, with the AI fellowship at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., a key component of this effort.