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Meet GitHub's latest innovation, Copilot Workspace, a new AI-powered developer environment designed to take your coding from idea to software. This tool leverages GPT-4 Turbo to help programmers brainstorm, build, test, and run code directly from natural language inputs.

In Today’s Summary:

• 🚀 GitHub unveils Copilot Workspace

• 💬 ChatGPT now Remembers Across Conversations

• 🛡️ OpenAI faces new Privacy Backlash in EU

TOP STORY

From idea to software with GitHub Copilot Workspace

The Summary: GitHub has announced Copilot Workspace, a groundbreaking AI-powered developer environment that allows programmers to brainstorm, plan, build, test, and run code using natural language. This product employs AI agents to assist developers through every stage of the software engineering process, from ideation to implementation. Developers can start from a GitHub issue or repository, and Copilot Workspace will generate a plan, suggest code, and facilitate testing and deployment–all within a fully editable workspace.

Key details:

• Powered by GPT-4 Turbo model

• Enters technical preview on April 30, 2024

• Not yet covered by GitHub's IP indemnification policy

• Promises to go “from idea to code to software”

Why it matters: Copilot Workspace represents a leap towards AI-assisted software development, potentially increasing developer productivity and lowering the barrier to entry for software creation. By integrating AI into the entire development workflow, GitHub aims to empower developers to operate as system thinkers and enable more people to create software through natural language interaction.

HOWTO

ChatGPT now remembers and personalizes conversations

The Summary: OpenAI has introduced a new Memory feature for ChatGPT that enables the AI to remember details from previous conversations and personalize future interactions. Initially available for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, this feature aims to enhance the conversational experience by making the AI more contextually aware.

Key details:

• Memory allows ChatGPT to store and recall user preferences, interests, and details shared during conversations

• Users have control over the memories, with options to add, review, and delete specific memories

• Saves users from having to repeat information and provides more relevant, personalised responses

• You can start a “temporary chat” if you don’t want to use memories in a specific conversation (it also won’t appear in history)

• Not available in Korea and Europe (possible GDPR concerns)

A clever hack shared by a user on X: use the memory feature as a prompt library to store and reuse your prompts.

GDPR

ChatGPT stumbles again on EU privacy laws

The Summary: Privacy activists have filed a complaint against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT's tendency to generate inaccurate information about individuals violates EU's data protection laws. The nonprofit noyb claims that OpenAI fails to correct or delete incorrect data, breaching users' rights under GDPR. This latest challenge could force changes in how generative AI tools operate within Europe.

Key details:

• The complaint targets ChatGPT's inability to rectify misinformation it generates about people

• It cites an instance where ChatGPT provided an incorrect birth date for a public figure complainant

• OpenAI reportedly refused to correct the inaccuracy, claiming it was technically impossible

Why it matters: The GDPR grants EU citizens rights over their personal data, including accuracy, access, and rectification. ChatGPT's hallucinations and OpenAI's inability to address them potentially violate these rights. Regulatory action could force OpenAI to overhaul ChatGPT's data processing, impacting its European operations. This case shows the growing tension between advancing AI capabilities and adhering to stringent privacy laws.

QUICK NEWS

Quick news

• OpenAI partners with the Financial Times, leveraging journalism to enhance training of new AI models

• Mystery 'gpt2-chatbot' stirs speculation, possibly previewing a new version of GPT-4 or another experimental model.

  

TOOLS

🥇 New tools

• PaddleBoat - Sharpen your sales pitch by practicing cold-calls with realistic AI buyers

• Play AI - Create human-like voice agents

• CopyCopter - Repurpose long text content into short videos.