The Open vs. Closed Source AI Debate

Today I’m talking with Thomas Dohmke, the CEO of GitHub. GitHub is the platform for managing code – but since 2018, it’s also been owned by Microsoft. We talk a lot about how independent GitHub really is inside of Microsoft — especially now that Microsoft is all-in on AI, and Gitbhub Copilot is one of the biggest AI product success stories that exists right now. But his perspective on AI is pretty refreshing: It’s clear there’s still a long way to go.

Links: 

• Original GitHub landing page | Wayback Machine
• Introducing Entitlements | GitHub Blog
• ashtom (Thomas Dohmke) | GitHub
• The developers suing over GitHub Copilot got dealt a major blow in court | The Verge
• GitHub Copilot can now help start a project with AI | The Verge
• GitHub users can mess around with different AI models | The Verge
• GitHub’s AI-powered Copilot will help you write code for $10 a month | The Verge
• Google DeepMind co-founder joins Microsoft as CEO of its new AI division | The Verge

Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23986019

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Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Callie Wright. Our supervising producer is Liam James.

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