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Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is very hopeful about the potential of AI to change the world, and with good reason. After a round-the-world trip Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, found that people around the world are already using generative AI for a wide range of beneficial purposes. Meanwhile, the first AI-generated drug is undergoing clinical trials in patients, and GitHub Copilot is significantly boosting developer productivity.

• One year after launch, GitHub Copilot has been adopted by 20,000+ orgs and 1,000,000+ developers, and has written three billion accepted lines of code – it could boost global GDP by over $1.5 trillion, it’s especially useful for upskilling less experienced developers, devs accept 30% of Copilot’s suggestions and complete tasks up to 55% faster because of it. - GitHub

• Fascinating project aims to increase the power of large language models by joining them together in swarms – millions of LLM agents working together to produce rich, nuanced outputs, and you can help build it if you’re a developer. - GitHub

• Renowned AI expert Ethan Mollick calls for a reinvention of the classroom experience, especially the homework aspect since GenAI can do any homework in seconds and is undetectable – the best solution would be to flip classes entirely, letting online courses and AI do the teaching, and then using classes for activities and active learning. - One Useful Thing

• In an interview for Wired, Satya Nadella said he’s not worried about AGI because it would provide abundance, as well as an AI tutor, an AI doctor, programmer, even a consultant for everyone – he sees AI as “rewiring the factory” when electric power replaced steam engines, meaning that core workflows inside all organizations will change, and he compares the AI revolution to the moment PCs first showed up at work. - Wired

• After visiting 25 cities across 6 continents, Sam Altman found that OpenAI’s tools are being used in many beneficial ways like assisting in studies, improving public services, reducing food waste, and enhancing code efficiency – policymakers are exploring a global framework for handling powerful AI systems, people feel a mix of excitement and unease about the consequences of AI, and OpenAI will invest in promoting AI literacy to help everyone benefit from this technology. - OpenAI

• A drug fully designed by AI might help people combat chronic lung disease, and it is the first ever AI-generated treatment that has been approved for Phase II clinical trials with patients. - CNBC

• 150+ European enterprise executives have criticized the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, claiming it could stifle innovation in the region with "catastrophic implications for European competitiveness". - The Verge

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