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Express Tribune
30-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
AI now writes up to 30% of Microsoft's code: Microsoft CEO
A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 14, 2016. PHOTO:REUTERS Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that artificial intelligence now generates up to 30% of the code across the company's software projects, highlighting a major shift in how modern software is developed. Speaking at Meta's LlamaCon AI developer conference alongside Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nadella said, 'I'd say maybe 20%, 30% of the code that is inside of our repos today and some of our projects are probably all written by software,' referring to AI systems. The two tech leaders discussed the growing role of AI in software development. Nadella noted that AI-assisted coding is gaining traction at Microsoft, with more success seen in languages like Python compared to more complex ones such as C++. The percentage of AI-generated code is expected to rise steadily. Zuckerberg did not specify Meta's own AI coding metrics but said the company is developing AI models that can autonomously build future versions of its Llama AI models. 'Our bet is that in the next year, maybe half the development is going to be done by AI,' he said. The comments come amid an industry-wide shift. Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently stated that over 30% of new code at Google is AI-generated. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott has previously predicted that 95% of code could be written by AI by 2030. As tech giants automate more tasks, companies like Shopify and Duolingo have begun requiring proof that humans can outperform AI before justifying new hiring. The use of AI in software development marks a broader transformation in the global tech workforce and productivity strategies.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Meta introduces Llama API; Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI
During a conversation with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta's inaugural LlamaCon AI developer event in Menlo Park, California, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that approximately 30% of the company's code is now generated by artificial intelligence. "I would estimate that around 20% to 30% of the code in our repositories and some of our projects is likely written entirely by software," Nadella remarked. He also noted that the percentage of code produced by AI at Microsoft is steadily increasing. Show more Show less
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology. Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May after eight years with the company. "Today, as the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work," she wrote in a social media post. Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment about the move. Pineau didn't announce a replacement. Based in Montreal, where she is also a computer science professor at McGill University, Pineau has been the face of Meta's 'open-source' approach to building AI systems, such as its flagship large language model called Llama, in which core components are publicly released for others to use or modify. Her announcement comes ahead of the company's debut of a new LlamaCon AI conference on April 29. In 2023, she began directing Meta's AI research division, formerly known as Facebook AI Research, which had been founded a decade earlier by a group that included pioneering AI researcher Yann LeCun. LeCun stepped down as the group's director in 2018 but remains Meta's chief AI scientist.
The Hill
01-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology. Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May after eight years with the company. 'Today, as the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work,' she wrote in a social media post. Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment about the move. Pineau didn't announce a replacement. Based in Montreal, where she is also a computer science professor at McGill University, Pineau has been the face of Meta's 'open-source' approach to building AI systems, such as its flagship large language model called Llama, in which core components are publicly released for others to use or modify. Her announcement comes ahead of the company's debut of a new LlamaCon AI conference on April 29. In 2023, she began directing Meta's AI research division, formerly known as Facebook AI Research, which had been founded a decade earlier by a group that included pioneering AI researcher Yann LeCun. LeCun stepped down as the group's director in 2018 but remains Meta's chief AI scientist.
NBC News
01-04-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Meta's head of AI research announces departure
Meta's head of artificial intelligence research announced Tuesday that she will be leaving the company. Joelle Pineau, the company's vice president of AI research, announced her departure in a LinkedIn post, saying her last day at the social media company will be May 30. Her departure comes at a challenging time for Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made AI a top priority, investing billions of dollars in an effort to become the market leader ahead of rivals like OpenAI and Google. Zuckerberg has said that it is his goal for Meta to build an AI assistant with more than 1 billion users and artificial general intelligence, which is a term used to describe computers that can think and take actions comparable to humans. 'As the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work,' Pineau wrote. 'I will be cheering from the sidelines, knowing that you have all the ingredients needed to build the best AI systems in the world, and to responsibly bring them into the lives of billions of people.' Vice President of AI Research and Head of FAIR at Meta Joell Pineau was one of Meta's top AI researchers and led the company's fundamental AI research unit, or FAIR, since 2023. There, she oversaw the company's cutting-edge computer science-related studies, some of which are eventually incorporated into the company's core apps. She joined the company in 2017 to lead Meta's Montreal AI research lab. Pineau is also a computer science professor at McGill University, where she is a co-director of its reasoning and learning lab. Some of the projects Pineau helped oversee include Meta's open-source Llama family of AI models and other technologies like the PyTorch software for AI developers. Pineau's departure announcement comes a few weeks ahead of Meta's LlamaCon AI conference on April 29. There, the company is expected to detail its latest version of Llama. Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, to whom Pineau reported to, said in March that Llama 4 will help power AI agents, the latest craze in generative AI. The company is also expected to announce a standalone app for its Meta AI chatbot, CNBC reported in February. 'We thank Joelle for her leadership of FAIR,' a Meta spokesperson said in a statement. 'She's been an important voice for Open Source and helped push breakthroughs to advance our products and the science behind them.' Pineau did not reveal her next role but said she 'will be taking some time to observe and to reflect, before jumping into a new adventure.'
