GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by jbredeche » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:20 PM UTC

GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic
bloomberg.com

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by altbdoor » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:27 PM UTC

https://archive.is/Il4QM

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by campbel » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:27 PM UTC

This is pretty exciting. I'm a copilot user at work, but also have access to Claude. I'm more inclined to use Claude for difficult coding problems or to review my work as I've just grown more confident in its abilities over the last several months.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by GraemeMeyer » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:28 PM UTC

Non-paywall alternative: GitHub Copilot will support models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI - https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282544/github-copilot-...

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by candiddevmike » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:30 PM UTC

Wake me up when they support self hosted llama or openwebui.

Wonder if we'll ever see a standard LLM API.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by ganoushoreilly » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:30 PM UTC

campbel wrote: post #3

This is pretty exciting. I'm a copilot user at work, but also have access to Claude. I'm more inclined to use Claude for difficult coding problems or to review my work as I've just grown more confident in its abilities over the last several months.

I too use Claude more frequently than OpenAi GPT4o. I think this is a two fold move for MS and I like it. Claude being more accurate / efficient for me says it's likely they see the same thing, win number 1. The second is with all the OpenAI drama MS has started to distance themselves over a souring relationship (allegedly). If so, this could be a smart move away tactfully.

Either way, Claude is great so this is a net win for everyone.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by thecopy » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:31 PM UTC

Great news! This can only mean better suggestions.

I expected little from Copilot, but now i find it indispensible. It is such a productivity multiplier.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by thenobsta » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

I wonder what the rationale for this was internally. More OpenAI issues? competitiveness with Cursor? It seems good for the user to increase competition across LLM providers.

Also ambiguous title. I thought GitHub canceled deals they had in the work. The article is clearly about making a deal, but it's unclear from the article's title.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by aimazon » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

"cuts" has to be the worse word choice in this context, it sounds like they're terminating deals rather than creating them.

Re: GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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Post by jddj » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

Sensible.

Big part of competitors' (eg. Aider, Cursor, I imagine also jetbrains) advantage was not being tied to one model as the landscape changed.

After large MS OpenAI investment they could just as easily have put blinders on and doubled down.