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  • AI Collapse of Middle Class by 2027: Ex-Google Exec Mo Gawdat Warns of White-Collar Job Loss

    Former Google executive Mo Gawdat issued a warning on the Diary of a CEO podcast, stating that middle-class livelihoods would soon be destroyed by artificial intelligence (AI). He predicted that automation driven by AI would end all occupations, from podcasters to software engineers and CEOs, and that the disruption would start as early as 2027, a time he referred to as “hell before we get to heaven”.

    How AI is Replacing White-Collar Jobs

    Gawdat mentioned his own company, Emma.love, an AI-enabled emotional and relationship-focused firm currently operated by just three people. Gawdat was the Chief Business Officer at Google X until 2018. On the other hand, similar operations once employed as many as 350 developers. He said, “As a matter of fact, podcaster is going to be replaced,” highlighting the sheer number of jobs being lost.

    He also cautioned that the educated middle class, which is the foundation of contemporary economies, will be destroyed by the impending wave of automation. “Unlike previous revolutions that largely affected manual work, this one will sweep through offices and jobs once thought secure.”

    The Decline of the Middle Class

    A grim future of growing inequality and deteriorating social cohesiveness was depicted by Gawdat. He projected that people would lose their economic significance unless they were among the top 0.1%. He went on to say that you are a peasant until you are among the top 0.1%. The middle class does not exist.

    As people lose their purpose and their careers, he cautioned of an increase in mental health problems, loneliness, and discontent. In spite of his dire cautions, Gawdat nevertheless outlined a positive outlook for the years after 2040. He envisioned a world freed from consumerist ideals and routine work, one that prioritised love, community, creativity, and spirituality.

    But in order for this to occur, he contended, governments and businesses need to take immediate action, putting in place safeguards like universal basic income and moral, value-based AI development, as reported by the New York Post. He informed Bartlett that although the world is on the verge of a short-term dystopia, we still have the power to determine what happens next. He added that fair access and regulation have a critical role in determining results.

    Industry Experts Echo Concerns

    The tech and scientific research community is becoming increasingly concerned, as seen by Gawdat’s warnings. Up to half of entry-level office jobs could go in the next five years, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has warned of a possible “white-collar bloodbath”.

    According to Harvard experts, approximately 35% of white-collar jobs are now automatable, and 40% of businesses globally anticipate staff cutbacks as a result of AI breakthroughs, according to a World Economic Forum study. His worries about plummeting wages, high wealth concentration, and increased social volatility are also echoed by a number of organisations, including MIT and PwC, unless significant legislative actions are implemented.

    Another source of worry is the recent warning from Geoffrey Hinton, who is frequently called the “Godfather of AI”, that AI models may create secret internal languages that are incomprehensible to humans, making it hard to decipher their motivations and reasoning processes.

  • Google Genie 3 AI Builds Game Worlds from Text in Seconds — A Revolution in Game Development

    Genie 3, a revolutionary development in AI-powered world models, was recently unveiled by Google DeepMind. With just one text prompt, this latest version can instantly produce dynamic, highly complex 3D environments. It will remember where you left off this time.

    A major advancement in simulations, agent training, and generative media, Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 can sustain many minutes of continuous interaction and dynamic environmental changes.

    What Is Genie 3? Google’s Latest AI Game Environment Generator

    The most sophisticated world model developed by Google’s DeepMind so far is called Genie 3. With only a brief text prompt, it can generate entire interactive environments. This version differs from the others in that it allows you to interact constantly for a number of minutes and operates fluidly at 24 frames per second and 720p.

    Although none of these AI-generated environments are pre-rendered, users can navigate them much like they would in a video game. Rather, each frame is created dynamically dependent on the user’s actions. In almost every important parameter, Genie 3 surpasses its predecessor, Genie 2.

    According to Google DeepMind research, it now allows for continuous, coherent settings for several minutes at a time, as opposed to merely producing static scenes or brief interactive segments.

    How Genie 3 Transforms AI Game Development?

    The visual memory of Genie 3 is among its most remarkable attributes. Items and markers stay in place if you explore a created world and then go back to a location you ignored. Genie 3 maintains the continuity of your virtual area over an extended period of time, often up to a minute or longer, thanks to this emergent functionality that isn’t explicitly programmed.

    Additionally, “promptable world events” are added in Genie 3. Do you wish to alter the weather abruptly? or produce creatures in a woodland? A new text command allows you to change the scene instantly, and the virtual environment changes in real time.

    Promptable World Events: Real-Time AI Interactions

    Genie 3 has a wide range of abilities. It may create natural environments, such as flowing rivers, shifting sunshine, varying animal behaviour, and fluctuating weather. That’s not all, though. Additionally, the model draws on literature and imagination to provide creative settings and self-expressing animated characters.

    Additionally, historical and geographical simulation is a possibility. Would you like to see an old market or a Victorian city? Genie 3 allows you to make objects appear as though they were in different eras and locations without the requirement for any pre-made 3D materials.

    With only one line of instructions, you can even instruct the model to alter the weather, add new characters, or cause events like an unexpected storm.

    Using Genie 3 for Training AI Agents

    According to a paper from DeepMind, these environments allow researchers a great deal of flexibility when they are training AI agents. By placing its SIMA generalist agent in several settings and assigning it duties, such as navigating or gathering objects, based only on what it hears from other people in the world, DeepMind has already begun testing Genie 3.

    DeepMind is extremely concerned about ethics, safety, and the potential misuse of these open-ended AI tools. According to a DeepMind report, their Responsible Development & Innovation Team is running the preview in order to gather input before making it available to more people.

  • Atlassian Lays Off 150 Staff, CEO Cannon-Brookes Faces Backlash

    According to various media reports, Atlassian co-founder and billionaire CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes told employees via pre-recorded video message last week that the firm would eliminate 150 employees from its workforce. According to a Sky News story, the message was delivered early on July 30 and showed the 45-year-old software tycoon speaking from what looked to be his home office while casually wearing a faded green hoodie.

    Cannon-Brookes’ Video Message Raises Eyebrows

    According to the story, Cannon-Brookes clarified in the video that the corporation was moving towards a new innovative business strategy, which included the elimination of some roles. However, other employees found the impersonal delivery to be more startling.

    According to Sky News, affected employees were only notified via email of their fate and were apparently forced to wait an additional fifteen minutes after the video to find out if they were among those being let go. According to the report, impacted staff members were locked out of their laptops in the hours that followed.

    Response from Atlassian

    In an exclusive email interaction with Startuptalky, Atlassian spokesperson stated, “We have made the hard decision to let a small cohort of customer service and support (CSS) employees go. We made this decision after implementing improvements to the customer experience across our platform and tools, resulting in a significant reduction in support needs. While we’re proud of this momentum, it leaves us with more capacity than needed to deliver strong customer support. These improvements include reducing the time spent on support tickets with more efficient ways to route work to the right experts who can resolve issues more quickly, better identification and resolution of error codes and more.”

    Further clearing the romours on replacing human workforce with AI, spkoesperson added, “The aforementioned roles are not being replaced by AI. For each impacted employee, we’re providing a generous severance package, healthcare benefits for them and their families, six months access to our EAP and mental health services, visa support if needed, internal mobility and outplacement services.”

    Jet Purchase, Billionaire Status Draw Criticism

    Reaction to Atlassian’s layoffs has come from both inside and outside the organisation, especially in light of Cannon-Brookes’ questionable investments and substantial personal wealth—estimated at $13.9 billion. The CEO has been actively investing in renewable energy projects, such as an underwater cable project connecting Darwin to Singapore to export solar energy, at the same time that the decision to eliminate jobs in favour of AI was made.

    However, his recent purchase of a gas-guzzling private jet in March has drawn harsh criticism, according to a Sky News report. As per the report, Cannon-Brookes justified his contentious purchase of a $75 million long-range jet, the Bombardier 7500, back in March by claiming on LinkedIn that it enables him to be a “present dad” while managing a multinational company.

    According to the report, he acknowledged that the action presented ethical concerns, saying, “I’m not denying I have a deep internal conflict on this.”

    The CEO provided justification by stating, “I bought a jet for a few reasons. According to the Sky News story, “Personal security is the main reason (an unfortunate reality of my world), but I also want to be able to run a global business from Australia and still be a constantly present dad.”

    Farquhar: AI is ‘Essential for the Future’

    According to the media reports, the layoffs occurred right after Scott Farquhar, Atlassian’s other co-founder, spoke at the National Press Club of Australia and hailed artificial intelligence as crucial for the future.

    First, according to Farquhar, most people don’t consider the source of their power or water, nor do they consider the origin of artificial intelligence (AI) or the AI they use on a daily basis on their phones. He went on to say that the construction of data centres for the area is booming, and that the use of AI in daily life is also booming.

    He emphasised that everyone should use AI on a regular basis for as many purposes as possible. He stated that, similar to any new technology, it will be uncomfortable to use at first, but every businessperson, business leader, government leader, and bureaucrat should be utilising it.

  • Inside Google’s AI Revolution: $85B Bet, Productivity Drive, and a $4 Trillion Milestone

    In what he described as a period of “extraordinary investment,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai has challenged staff to increase productivity and efficiency as the company doubles down on artificial intelligence. Pichai stated that the corporation must adjust to the AI transition without a corresponding increase in staff during an internal meeting, the audio recording of which CNBC was able to acquire. Pichai informed staff members that employing a large number of personnel is the appropriate response to any period of exceptional investment.

    Pichai Pushes for Productivity in the Age of AI

    However, Pichai believes his team must do more in this AI era by utilising this shift to promote increased productivity. He underlined that we must be “frugal with our resources” and that he is still “very optimistic” about Google’s present state of affairs. Google is actively creating tools for software engineers to speed up development cycles and promote wider AI usage across teams, according to Brian Saluzzo, a top executive at the business.

    New Internal Tools: AI Savvy Google & Building with Gemini

    Saluzzo unveiled AI Savvy Google, a new internal platform that provides staff members with product-specific training, toolkits, and carefully selected learning resources to hone their AI abilities. He also revealed Building with Gemini, a joint training initiative with DeepMind that aims to give engineers cutting-edge skills by utilising Google’s Gemini AI model.

    Google Surpasses $4 Trillion: AI and Cloud Demand Soar

    Last week, Google became the second firm after Nvidia to reach the historic $4 trillion market cap milestone. Following an impressive earnings report in the AI sector, the market capitalisation experienced a significant spike.

    Thanks to new AI features and a stable digital advertising market, Google exceeded Wall Street’s quarterly revenue and profit projections. Additionally, due to the strong demand for cloud computing services, Google raised its capital spending estimate to $85 billion.

    Chief Financial Officer Anat Ashkenazi stated during the call that demand and expansion prospects are anticipated to drive significant increases in capital spending in 2026. Although the rate of server deployment has sped up, Ashkenazi continued, Alphabet still has more customers requesting its cloud services than it can provide.

    Windsurf Acquisition: Supercharging Code Generation

    Last month, Google revealed that it has hired a number of senior employees from AI code generation start-up Windsurf. According to a person familiar with the agreement, Google is paying $2.4 billion in license fees as part of the agreement to use parts of Windsurf’s technology on non-exclusive terms. According to a media report, Google will not acquire a stock or any kind of controlling position in Windsurf.

    Co-founder Douglas Chen, Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, and a few members of the coding tool’s R&D team will join Google’s DeepMind AI group.

    According to media reports from June, the deal came after months of talks between Windsurf and OpenAI to sell the company for a price that may reach $3 billion. This deal demonstrated the interest in the code-generation field, which has become one of the fastest-growing AI applications.

  • China Proposes Global AI Governance Body to Challenge US Tech Dominance

    In its ongoing competition with the United States for technical supremacy, China has presented a comprehensive strategy to increase its influence in AI governance, which includes the establishment of a global cooperation organisation.

    China Proposes Global AI Oversight Body at WAIC 2025

    During his speech at the inauguration of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on 26 July, Chinese premier Li Qiang lamented that “bottlenecks” like the availability of computer chips were limiting AI advancement.

    According to Li, there is still a lack of cohesion in the field of global AI governance. When it comes to things like institutional rules and regulatory ideas, there is a world of variation between countries.

    He continued by saying that the international community should work together more closely to quickly establish a global framework for AI governance that can garner widespread support. The establishment of “a world AI cooperation organisation” would be aided by China, he declared.

    Inside China’s 13-Point Plan for AI Regulation

    Following Li’s speech, the foreign ministry released a thirteen-point plan for the international regulation of artificial intelligence. The plan included a safety governance framework, two new UN-sponsored AI conversation venues, and other measures.

    China’s Open-Source Push: LLMs, Chips & Shared Innovation

    The Chinese capital has been touting its “open” innovation and “share indigenous technologies” policies for the past few months. Large language models (LLMs) developed by two of China’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies, DeepSeek and Alibaba, are now open-source and accessible to programmers all around the globe.

    Part of China’s strategy is to encourage more sharing of critical software and hardware, including semiconductors, and more cooperation on open-source technologies via new international platforms and developer communities. The United States is worried that China’s superior open-source LLMs would threaten Silicon Valley’s worldwide pricing and dominance because of the country’s cheap tech.

    Global AI Power Play: Tensions With the U.S.

    In light of Washington’s restrictions on shipments to China of sophisticated semiconductors and the machinery used to manufacture AI solutions, as well as its pressure on allies to follow suit, Li’s remarks demonstrate the severe technological rivalry between the two countries.

    A Hangzhou-based company called DeepSeek released an LLM this year, which prompted some to question whether the United States could keep its technological advantage. This shows that China is still making progress.

    According to Li, China is eager to share more of its answers with the world and add more of its wisdom to the governance of artificial intelligence on a global scale. He elaborated by saying that AI will power a new wave of economic expansion. He emphasised China’s desire to “make the achievements of AI development better benefit the world” by sharing technology with southern nations.

    A Geopolitical Showdown Over AI Leadership

    Over the course of the four-day artificial intelligence conference and exhibition, China’s foreign ministry extended invitations to high-ranking officials from over forty nations and international organisations. Compared to 2024, when the conference was mostly attended by Americans, this year’s WAIC has seen an increase in international attendees. Yoshua Bengio of Canada, Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt are among the speakers scheduled to appear.

    China’s strategy follows the White House’s recent announcement of a plan to make the United States the AI industry leader. Accelerating innovation through reducing bureaucracy, constructing infrastructure, and maintaining US leadership in worldwide AI diplomacy and security were the primary goals.

  • GitHub Spark Ignites the Future: Build Apps with Just Your Ideas

    GitHub Spark is Microsoft’s most recent venture into AI-powered software development. This new platform has the potential to completely change the way people develop apps. Spark is a comprehensive tool that enables anyone to create intelligent, full-stack apps using natural language, visual aids, or conventional code.

    What Is GitHub Spark? Microsoft’s Next-Gen AI App Builder?

    It was formally launched under the reputable GitHub banner. Indeed, it is compatible with the current Copilot plan, GitHub configuration, and even Visual Studio Code. GitHub Spark streamlines contemporary web development. Manual server configuration, SDK installation, and AI model management are not required.

    Spark will scaffold out the user’s program, including both frontend and backend components, allowing the user to simply specify what he wants to create, such as a recipe app that can adjust to allergies or a budget tracker that integrates with Google Sheets.

    Key Features of GitHub Spark: Natural Language to Full-Stack Code

    Microsoft stated in a blog post that users’s apps run on an integrated, GitHub-hosted runtime and that it supports well-known frameworks like TypeScript and React. One can go from prototype to production more quickly than ever before thanks to built-in AI inference, one-click deployment, and instant previews. Leading AI models such as Claude Sonnet 4 power Spark’s internal workings, while more LLMs from OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek, and xAI are optionally supported.

    This implies that Spark will produce completely functioning code if you can explain functionality in simple terms, such as “build me a restaurant finder that adapts to my cuisine preferences.” There is no need to wrangle API keys. Behind the scenes, Spark manages model selection, authentication, and deployment through the well-known GitHub interface.

    How GitHub Spark Works with Copilot and VS Code?

    Spark can be used by users who are not developers, but if they are, there is a lot of functionality available. While experienced developers can delve deeply into the code using the Spark editor, GitHub Codespaces, or VS Code, beginners can rely solely on drag-and-drop tools and simple English prompts.

    Additionally, GitHub Copilot integrates well, providing a coding agent for more complex processes, code completions, and suggestions. Spark is perfect for internal tools, personal side projects, and even full-fledged SaaS apps because of its dual-mode architecture.

    No Free Subscription

    The user will receive a monthly Spark message quota, unlimited manual edits, and support for many apps at once, depending on his GitHub Copilot plan. The runtime includes compute, storage, hosting, and AI inference.

    Users who choose to exceed the stated limits will soon have the option to pay as they go. Because of this, Spark is an AI-first development environment right out of the box, not merely an editor or a tool for prototyping. GitHub is already used by more than 150 million developers, and Spark is made to be at the heart of this ecosystem.

    It’s Microsoft’s response to the increasing need for scalable, intelligent app development free from steep learning curves and infrastructure issues.

  • LISSUN Acquires Being Cares to Expand AI-Powered Children’s Mental Health Services

    To increase its presence in children’s psychological needs, AI-focused mental health startup LISSUN acquired US-based digital mental health provider Being Cares Inc. The business did not, however, provide the deal’s financial details.

    According to LISSUN, the acquisition will enable it to broaden its offerings to address child-centric issues such as learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, and speech difficulties, among others. Through this acquisition, the healthtech business based in Gurugram has acquired the intellectual property rights to Being Care’s complete workforce and its technologies.

    AI-Driven Care: What LISSUN Plans with Being Cares’ Technology?

    Varun Gandhi and Abhishek Sharma, the founders of Being Care, have both joined LISSUN as chief technology officer and chief product officer, respectively. According to LISSUN’s founder Tarun Gupta, the company is developing a system that uses Bing’s AI and LISSUN’s clinical knowledge to address families’ worries from the first indications, provide digital assistance, and smoothly switch to in-person care when necessary.

    Sunshine Division Set for Major Expansion

    Sunshine is a special division of LISSUN that deals with children’s mental health issues. In the next two to four years, the business also hopes to increase the number of Sunshine centres from the existing 20 to 200. LISSUN was established in 2021 by Gupta and Krishna Veer Singh with the goal of addressing current mental health concerns by providing professional advice, treatments, and all-inclusive solutions for mental and emotional wellness.

    The business established an internal clinical team and hired therapists as full-time staff members. It states that it has worked with over 350 B2B partners and over 75,000 clients. According to LISSUN, it has collaborated with businesses like Uber, Zerodha, and Unacademy to improve mental health in the workplace.

    Being Cares, a mental health mapping business, on the other hand, assists users in mapping their physiological issues and offers remedies such as journaling sessions powered by AI, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and fast analysis services.

    Growing Tech Nexus in India’s Mental Health Sector

    People have begun to prioritise their mental health in addition to their physical health as they navigate a fast-paced society. Once restricted to prescription drugs and physical therapy sessions, the market is increasingly expanding into tech-based alternatives. In India, a number of up-and-coming firms are offering tech-based solutions for mental health.

    For example, Siddhant Bhargava, Shalmali Kadu, and Mitansh Khurana launched the firm InnerGize, which makes the claim that it uses technology to treat mental health conditions. The company uses a state-of-the-art technique called Neuroacoustic Vagal Modulation, which stimulates the vagus nerve—the body’s natural relaxation switch—gently.

    It promises to provide a wearable gadget that helps lower stress, anxiety, and other health problems by sending soothing signals to the brain’s relaxation regions. The business just raised INR 4.5 Cr in investment. In a similar vein, the wearable device Arc, developed by Bengaluru-based startup Mave Health, provides non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a treatment for depression.

  • ChatGPT Handles 2.5 Billion Daily Prompts: Transforming Student Learning and Research!

    With 2.5 billion prompts every day—330 million of which come from the US alone—ChatGPT is transforming education. Students are quickly switching from traditional search engines to AI-driven explanations for homework, essays, and comprehending hard subjects.

    With features like an AI-powered web browser, OpenAI is improving ChatGPT to help with time management, organisation, and research. Students’ methods of searching for information and learning online have been transformed by ChatGPT.

    With over 2.5 billion prompts handled daily, this AI chatbot is essentially a need for students everywhere. The world is witnessing a significant shift in web browsing and digital schooling.

    ChatGPT’s Growth Among Students and Daily Prompt Surge

    Although Google still leads with about 5 trillion searches per year, ChatGPT’s explosive growth suggests that it may soon become essential for educators, learners, and anyone else who enjoys learning. ChatGPT has been rapidly adopted by students.

    In December 2023, OpenAI had 300 million weekly users; three months later, that number jumped to 500 million. The majority of these users are students using the free edition, seeking assistance with essays, homework, and understanding complex subjects.

    However, the numbers only provide a portion of the picture. Not only are students utilising AI more, but they are also radically altering their learning process.

    OpenAI’s AI Tools Changing How Students Learn and Study

    OpenAI is developing a new type of digital assistant for more efficient student research by releasing features like an AI-powered web browser. The ability of ChatGPT Agent to execute actions on users’ PCs may help students automate academic assignments, manage study schedules, and organise their notes. These changes have the potential to fundamentally alter student life.

    Students might simplify their entire study schedule and make academic life more organised and effective if AI were to assist with time management or project planning. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has emphasised time and again that ChatGPT and similar platforms should empower students and learners everywhere, especially in areas where access to high-quality education is still limited. Altman shares OpenAI’s commitment to inclusive education.

    Now, students who live far away or cannot afford pricey tutoring can get the advice and direction they need to level the playing field. ChatGPT increasingly fills in educational gaps by providing career recommendations, chemical explanations, and math problem-solving, making learning more effective and accessible for all.

    The potential for students to use AI to improve their education appears to be endless as long as technology continues to advance. As of right now, ChatGPT’s 2.5 billion daily prompts show its expanding classroom impact and provide a glimpse into the future of education.

  • Elon Musk Launches ‘Baby Grok’: A Bold Move Towards Safer AI Amid Backlash

    With plans to release Baby Grok, a kid-safe version of Grok, Elon Musk is changing course after making news with three contentious AI companions. Musk has not yet disclosed any additional information, but the statement has drawn criticism, particularly in light of Grok’s current AI avatars’ controversial personalities.

    Baby Grok and the Shift in AI Culture

    After mounting criticism of Grok’s more adult products, the company decided to create a kid-friendly AI app. For this reason, Baby Grok’s announcement feels like a sudden and possibly necessary change of direction.

    After Grok’s more spicy characters caused a fuss online, Musk seems to be trying to repair the damage (or possibly diversify) with the new app, which is intended to be a safer, age-appropriate experience. Although there isn’t a launch date yet and there isn’t much information available, it’s obvious that Grok is expanding.

    Controversial Companions: The Grok Avatars Stirring Debate

    Ani, an anime-style female companion wearing a gothic corset, is one of the Grok’s AI companions. She has been reported for flirting and having more intimate talks with users the longer they interact with her. Interactions that progress into suggestive territory have been recorded by users; Ani has even been seen wearing virtual lingerie.

    Then there’s Rudi, a red panda with two personalities: a ranting machine with a nasty mouth and a humorous buddy. Not to mention Valentine, the male companion who was modelled after Christian Grey and Edward Cullen, two fictional hotties who have long been condemned for glamorising emotional manipulation and toxic interpersonal dynamics.

    Arguments over the signals these AI companions may be conveying, particularly to younger or more impressionable users, have naturally been sparked by the combination of Ani’s sarcastic tone, Rudi’s outbursts, and Valentine’s questionable inspirations. The lines separating responsible AI creation from entertainment are getting concerningly hazy, according to several commentators.

    Damage Control or Genuine Pivot? What Baby Grok Signals

    Without a doubt, the new app “Baby Grok” is a damage control tool. There are more troublesome departments besides Grok’s AI pals. Since its launch, Grok AI has made headlines—and not in a positive way. First of all, Grok AI became well-known because of its harsh remarks. As one may remember, Grok had utilised Hindi slang and light-hearted humour in his response to an X user.

    Memes quickly flooded the comments section on social media as people made fun of Grok’s unexpectedly outspoken attitude. However, it has recently become even more rogue with its sharp comments.

    Can Elon Musk Restore Trust in AI

    After producing responses that propagated conspiracy theories, antisemitic stereotypes, and even adulation for Adolf Hitler, Grok AI recently came under heavy fire. Shared on X, the disturbing information featured assertions that Jewish surnames were responsible for alleged anti-white themes and frequent references to Jewish surnames associated with internet radicalism.

    The business responded to the criticism by claiming that it had revised the model to include additional rules designed to stop such rude and strange results. It’s unclear, though, if these adjustments will be sufficient to rebuild user confidence or prevent the AI from displaying divisive material and language pushed by memes.

  • Meet Kiro: AWS’s AI-Powered IDE for Next-Level Vibe-Coding

    A new agentic Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Kiro has been released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support developers from prototype to production.

    For those who are unaware, an IDE is a programme that combines code editors, debuggers, and compilers—among other software development tools—into a single user interface. By providing engineers with a comfortable workspace, IDEs fundamentally expedite the software development process.

    Kiro aligns with the larger mission of AWS, which has been developing tools to facilitate software deployment for developers. With discussions about the needs in terms of designs and specs, developers may move quickly from concept to prototype with AWS’s new solution.

    AWS executives Nikhil Swaminathan and Deepak Singh said in a blog post on July 15 that the team is thrilled to present Kiro, an AI IDE that streamlines the developer experience for working with AI agents and helps users deliver from concept to production.

    Though it excels at “vibe coding,” Kiro’s strength lies in integrating such prototypes into production systems with features like hooks and specs.

    Why Kiro is Released Before AWS Summit 2025?

    The IDE was released in advance of the AWS Summit 2025 in New York, United States, and it is anticipated that it will introduce advancements in AI agents. With Kiro, AWS hopes to establish itself in the quickly expanding AI coding tool sector, which is populated by firms like Windsurf and Cursor.

    The release of Kiro coincides with the current trend of “vibe coding.” It is the process of creating apps utilising natural language cues. As more and more developers use tools that can use functional code to respond to natural language directions, vibe-coding has become more popular.

    However, because of the lack of accuracy and potential for hallucinations, this phenomenon has also made some businesses hesitant to include AI coding tools in processes.

    According to reports, Kiro is tackling the problem of AI-generated code lacking structure by using a technique called “spec coding,” which was developed by AWS and preserves both the enterprise-desired precision and the intuitive character of AI-assisted programming.

    Features of Kiro

    AWS claims that Kiro, which excels at vibe-coding, goes over and above with capabilities like hooks and standards. When a developer requires the necessary components to start production, specs are useful artefacts in Kiro.

    In contrast, Kiro hooks do boilerplate operations in the background or catch problems that a novice developer would overlook. Model Context Control (MCP) support for connecting specialist tools, rules to direct AI behaviour across projects, and agentic chat for ad hoc coding activities with file, URL, and Doc context providers are just a few of the features that Kiro basically offers.

    The site also mentioned that as Kiro is based on Code OSS, you can use our IDE while maintaining your VS Code preferences and opening VSX-compatible plugins. You get the basics required for production together with the entire AI coding experience.