Microsoft Corp. GitHub is releasing a more advanced version of its AI (artificial intelligence) coding software development tool, which is available for an additional fee.
This version can answer questions based on a company's programming coding. This feature is designed to help new engineers get up to speed and allow more experienced developers to work more efficiently.
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GitHub, which lets developers collaborate on coding projects, has been integrating artificial intelligence into its products and services in an effort to attract more subscribers. The new Copilot Enterprise will cost $39 per user per month and will feature AI chat features to help engineers troubleshoot issues, upgrade programs, and more.
“When you join a large company, a lot of things are significantly different from what you were used to at your previous job.” As CEO Thomas Dohmke said in a statement, “You don’t have to do that anymore. You can just ask questions and get the answers you need.”
In the coming months, GitHub will allow engineers to use their employer’s coding tool to help autocomplete the programs they’re working on, said Thomas Dohmke. This could be especially useful for companies or other businesses that use internal programming languages that aren’t widely used elsewhere, as well as for customers with specific internal processes. Even applications use the C and C++ languages in ways that aren’t usually communicated.
Microsoft is citing the successful implementation of GitHub Copilot, which is based on technology from partner OpenAI. Copilot has been used as a model for redesigning many Microsoft products, including Office and Windows, around similar technologies.
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GitHub charges $19 (~€17.50) per month per user for the basic version of Copilot, which already has 50,000 enterprise customers.
Source: bnnbloomberg.ca
