Google Leans on AI for Code Creation, Reduces Workforce

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Google now generates over 25% of its new code using AI, boosting productivity while reducing workforce by over 1,000. Revenue hit $88.27 billion, driven by AI advancements across products, and Project Astra is set for a 2025 launch to bring new AI-driven experiences.

TODAY’S ROADMAP

• Current Happenings in AI World

• Google's AI-Coded Future Boosts Productivity and Profits

• Create Your Custom AI Avatar with HeyGen for Ads, Education, and More!

• 5 AI Tools to Boost Your Productivity

  and more…

NEWS

Current Happenings in AI World

• Playing Politics: Unlike most AI platforms steering clear of the U.S. election, Perplexity dives in with an AI hub offering live vote counts, candidate summaries, and ballot details.

• Less is More: Claude 3.5 Haiku, Anthropic's efficiency-centered model, is launching on the startup’s API and widely-used platforms like Amazon Bedrock.

• Buzzkill: Meta had to cancel its plans for a nuclear-powered AI data center in the U.S. after rare bees were found near the site.

• A-I Spy: Spot AI raised $31M for software that can track objects in a scene and let users scrub to relevant clips automatically.

• Next Chapter: OpenAI has brought on Gabor Cselle, co-founder of Twitter alternative Pebble, possibly hinting at a future social media venture.

AI UPDATE

Google's AI-Coded Future Boosts Productivity and Profits

Over a quarter of new code at Google now originates from AI, CEO Sundar Pichai announced during the Q3 earnings call, where he emphasized how AI-generated code, reviewed and approved by engineers, accelerates productivity and efficiency.

Google has also cut its workforce by over 1,000 employees since last year. Pichai highlighted Google’s distinct advantage in the AI era, attributed to a powerful AI stack, leading research teams, and broad global reach across platforms.

Earnings are up across the board, with Google’s total revenue climbing 15% year-over-year to $88.27 billion, driven by search and cloud services. YouTube’s ad and subscription revenue crossed $50 billion for the first time in four quarters.

With its AI Overview application, Google has cut machine costs per search query by over 90% and doubled the size of its custom Gemini models. AI Overviews are now reaching more than a billion users across 100+ countries.

Gemini models are now integral to all seven of Google’s major products, each surpassing 2 billion monthly users, including Google Maps, which recently hit the billion-user milestone. High demand has also prompted Google to make Gemini available on GitHub Copilot.

Looking ahead, Pichai previewed Project Astra, an advanced AI experience poised to understand and interact with the world around users, expected to launch by 2025.

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AI MEETS PRODUCTIVITY

5 AI Tools to Boost Your Productivity

• WebFill: Leverage advanced AI for automatic form filling, survey completion, data entry, and more.

• Clarity: Boost productivity in document-intensive workflows with an AI platform that enables instant insights from document interactions.

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• Heep AI: Manage bookings, reservations, and orders directly through WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.

• Fable: Use AI-powered demos to engage prospects, streamline onboarding, and close more deals.

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