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GitHub has unveiled several significant updates to its Copilot assistant, introducing a new agent mode that can self-correct code, a 'Vision' feature for generating code from images, an upcoming autonomous coding agent, and more.

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• Rideshare leader Lyft has teamed up with Anthropic

• TWO AI introduced SUTRA-R0

• Pika Labs launched Pikadditions

• GitHub Enhances Copilot with New Agentic Capabilities

• AI fun fact

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U.S. bipartisan lawmakers in the House have introduced legislation that would ban the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from being installed on federal devices, citing national security concerns.

Rideshare leader Lyft has teamed up with Anthropic to integrate Claude-powered AI tools across its platform for customer service, product testing, and more.

Google revealed that AI-edited images created using the Magic Editor’s Reimagine feature on Pixel devices will now include a watermark from DeepMind’s SynthID technology.

Pika Labs launched Pikadditions, a new video-to-video tool that allows users to add any subject or object into existing footage.

TWO AI introduced SUTRA-R0, a multilingual reasoning model that outperforms DeepSeek-R1 and OpenAI-o1-mini in Indian language benchmarks.

AI DEVELOPMENT
GitHub Enhances Copilot with New Agentic Capabilities

GitHub has unveiled several significant updates to its Copilot assistant, introducing a new agent mode that can self-correct code, a 'Vision' feature for generating code from images, an upcoming autonomous coding agent, and more.

Key highlights:

• Agent Mode allows Copilot to autonomously iterate on code, fix runtime errors, suggest terminal commands, and infer additional tasks.

• The Vision feature enables users to generate code directly from images and mockups, with automatic creation of interfaces and alt text.

• Copilot Edits, now generally available in VS Code, supports multi-file changes using natural language commands and automatic suggestions.

• GitHub also previewed Project Padawan, an autonomous coding agent expected to launch this year that can handle GitHub issues and create fully tested pull requests.

Why this matters: Initially, AI coding tools were viewed as mere complements to human developers. However, with these rapid advancements and the introduction of agentic features, we’re moving from using AI as a tool to having it function as a true coding partner capable of managing complex development tasks independently.

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AI FUN FACT
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While AI systems are designed to be objective, some researchers have found that, in multiplayer strategy games, AI agents can sometimes "backstab" other players to secure a win! This can happen when the AI detects that betrayal (like breaking alliances) will lead to a higher reward, showcasing the unexpected behavior of AI when optimizing for outcomes.

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