AI in Action: Coding Assistants, Virtual Towns, Human Replicas, and Beyond : #02 Sunday Snaps
AI in Action: Coding Assistants, Virtual Towns, Human Replicas, and Beyond : #02 Sunday Snaps
Highlights of the week
Amazon CodeWhisperer: The Hot New Take on GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot, released back in 2021, took the world by storm with its advanced code generation capabilities.
Amazon CodeWhisperer is a new powerful coding tool designed for developers who want to boost their productivity and improve their coding skills. This innovative product is a hot new take on Github Copilot and supports all major programming languages and IDEs right out of the box.
While it still may lack behind GitHub Copilot in terms of quality, the fact that it’s free sets it apart, making it an affordable and accessible solution for those who want to enhance their coding capabilities.
CodeWhisperer's advanced AI capabilities provide developers with coding suggestions, syntax corrections, and even full code snippets. With Amazon CodeWhisperer, developers can streamline their coding process, save time, and focus on developing high-quality applications.
Whether you're an experienced developer or just starting out, Amazon CodeWhisperer is a must-have tool in your coding toolkit.
Also Worth Checking Out:
What is IBM’s Project CodeNet? (Another alternative to GitHub Copilot)
A Replica of Human Beings?
(and how you can talk to Steve Jobs)
Do you remember Jor-El, or more specifically, his AI, from Man of Steel? That used Jor-El's memory, appearance and philosophies to recreate his which Superman could interact with. It guided Superman on how to operate that ship and even answered his questions.
Although that may seem a little advanced tech for us humans at this point, it isn’t exactly very far off. In fact, with the use of modern-day AI tools, we can already do a lot of similar things.
Check out this reel from Varun Mayya in which he showcased how AI can be used to make up a conversation between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs.
Essentially, LLM models like GPT-4 are extremely good at processing huge amounts of data, analysing and finding patterns and key points. Moreover, models like Whisper can turn text into human-like speech. Combine these with something that can render the 3D model in real-time and you’ve got yourself your very own replica of a human being.
What Happens When You Put 25 AIs in a Virtual Town? (spoiler alert: they start behaving like humans)
What would happen if you filled a virtual town with a bunch of AIs and let them be? As it turns out, they plan their days, work, flirt, drink coffee and even celebrate Valentine’s Day!
Stanford University and Google recently launched a new research paper, Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior, in which they put 25 AI agents coded with motivation and ability to retain information (memory) and put them all in a simulated town to observe their behaviour and how it changes over time.
The AIs displayed complex humanlike behaviour that got more and more human with time.
Further Readings:
OpenAI Bug Bounty program
Find Bugs in OpenAI’s tools and earn Money
OpenAI now has a program called the Bug Bounty Program that invites people to report any security issues they can find in OpenAI’s APIs. This program helps them to make their technology more secure and rewards people who report vulnerabilities.
They have partnered with Bugcrowd, a bug bounty platform, to manage the process of reporting and rewarding security researchers who participate in the program.
Prizes of up to $20,000 are available.
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