Stop using AI to submit bug reports, says Google

Google will no longer accept AI-generated submissions to a program it funded to find bugs in open-source software. However, it is contributing to a separate program that uses AI to strengthen security in open-source code. The Google Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program team is increasingly concerned about the low quality of some AI-generated bug…

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The ‘toggle-away’ efficiencies: Cutting AI costs inside the training loop

“A single training run can emit as much CO₂ as five cars do in a year.” That finding from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has become the defining statistic of the generative AI era. But for the engineers and data scientists staring at a terminal, the problem isn’t just carbon, it’s the cloud bill. The…

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AI optimization: How we cut energy costs in social media recommendation systems

When you scroll through Instagram Reels or browse YouTube, the seamless flow of content feels like magic. But behind that curtain lies a massive, energy-hungry machine. As a software engineer working on recommendation systems at Meta and now Google, I’ve seen firsthand how the quest for better AI models often collides with the physical limits…

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OpenAI buys Python tools builder Astral

OpenAI is acquiring Python developer toolmaker Astral, thus bringing open source developer tools into OpenAI’s Codex AI coding system. The acquisition was announced on March 19. Elaborating on the deal, OpenAI said Astral has built widely used open source Python tools, helping developers move faster with modern tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty. These…

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