Google Races to Close AI Coding Gap with Anthropic

5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 21

Google has formed an elite team to accelerate its AI coding capabilities after internal concerns about lagging behind rivals like Anthropic.
The new team, led by DeepMind engineer Sebastian Borgeaud, is focused on enhancing Gemini models for complex programming tasks using Google’s internal codebase.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has urged urgency, viewing advanced AI coding as a step toward self-improving AI and maintaining competitiveness in the sector.

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