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Google CEO Sundar Pichai: Our first AI chip in orbit is online, and its first job was a haiku

Google has run its first AI prompt in space using its Project Suncatcher prototype satellite, powered by Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and Google DeepMind’s Gemma 4 model. The experiment tests whether AI computing can work in orbit despite radiation, heat and power constraints. Google plans to launch two more satellites with laser links in 2027, advancing its vision of solar-powered orbital data…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai: Our first AI chip in orbit is online, and its first job was a haiku

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Day 13/90: Define What Your AI Tools Can Accept—and What They Must Return

Day 13/90: Define What Your AI Tools Can Accept—and What They Must Return An LLM chooses a search tool and sends this: { "query" : "What is our refund policy?" , "limit" : "a few" } The request is…

  • Define input contract for tools using JSON Schema
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  • Test validation policies thoroughly

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AI Can Write Code. Engineers Still Have to Make It Work.

Marc Benioff and Mark Zuckerberg have made bold predictions about AI and software engineering. But writing code is only one part of the job and the tools that generate it still need people to guide…

  • AI coding assistants create functional code but require human verification.
  • Engineers must understand user needs, fit changes into complex systems, and test for failures.

·dev.to

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