Software has eaten the world, and now it appears to be AI's turn to eat software development. I spoke with GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke at Viva Tech 2023 about AI-powered software development and the implications of the EU's AI Act on European innovation in the age of AI.
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Dohmke argues that fears of AI threaten to undermine its potential to do good. He worries that the rush to regulate with leave Europe behind in the competition around this critical technology.

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