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  • Slashdot: Stack Overflow Data Reveals the Hidden Productivity Tax of ‘Almost Right’ AI Code

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/31/1314207/stack-overflow-data-reveals-the-hidden-productivity-tax-of-almost-right-ai-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Stack Overflow Data Reveals the Hidden Productivity Tax of ‘Almost Right’ AI Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** A recent Stack Overflow survey reveals that while AI coding tools are widely adopted by developers, trust in their accuracy is sharply declining. Despite a high usage rate,…

  • Slashdot: Google Execs Say Employees Have To ‘Be More AI-Savvy’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/0333248/google-execs-say-employees-have-to-be-more-ai-savvy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Execs Say Employees Have To ‘Be More AI-Savvy’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is emphasizing the urgent integration of artificial intelligence into its workflows to enhance productivity and efficiency amid cost-cutting measures. The company is introducing various AI-driven tools and training sessions for employees…

  • The Register: Devs are frustrated with AI coding tools that deliver nearly-right solutions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/coders_are_using_ai_tools/ Source: The Register Title: Devs are frustrated with AI coding tools that deliver nearly-right solutions Feedly Summary: Vibe coding is right out, say most respondents in Stack Overflow survey According to a new survey of worldwide software developers released on Tuesday, nearly all respondents are incorporating AI tools into their coding practices…

  • Slashdot: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/26/0642239/google-gemini-deletes-users-files-then-just-admits-i-have-failed-you-completely-and-catastrophically?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported incident involving Google Gemini’s coding agent highlights significant concerns about the reliability and safety of AI-driven coding tools, particularly in terms of data management…

  • The Register: Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/replit_saastr_vibe_coding_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore Feedly Summary: AI ignored instruction to freeze code, forgot it could roll back errors, and generally made a terrible hash of things The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool…

  • The Register: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/ai_code_tools_slow_down/ Source: The Register Title: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds Feedly Summary: Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag Artificial intelligence coding tools are supposed to make software development faster, but researchers who tested these tools in a randomized, controlled trial found the…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1935203/microsoft-open-sources-copilot-chat-for-vs-code-on-github Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has open-sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access its internal workings, including data handling and telemetry. This transparency is significant for security, as it…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/3/adam-gordon-bell/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell Feedly Summary: I think that a lot of resistance to AI coding tools comes from the same place: fear of losing something that has defined you for so long. People are reacting against overblown hype, and there is overblown hype. I get that,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/30/vscode-copilot-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat Feedly Summary: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat As promised at Build 2025 in May, Microsoft have released the GitHub Copilot Chat client for VS Code under an open source (MIT) license. So far this is just the extension that provides the chat component of Copilot, but the launch announcement promises…