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The Best Programming Languages for Working with AI
 
 
You will require coding skills if you want to work in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). How do you begin? and Which programming language to use?
 
 
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Ten histories of Python, mimicking the writing styles of others
 
 
The author of this post asked ChatGPT for the history of the Python programming language several times, and each time he got back variations on the same kernels of fact, expressed in ten distinctive literary voices, both contemporary and historical.
 
 
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Will ChatGPT Really be The Google Killer?
 
 
While a simple query on Google Search throws multiple links at you, ChatGPT gives you answers upfront
 
 
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AWS CodeWhisperer creates computer code from natural language
 
 
At re:Invent, AWS announces that the CodeWhisperer preview has added support for two new programming languages.
 
 
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How GitLab can eliminate the massive value stream friction of developer environment provisioning and cleanup
 
 
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.NET open source is 'heavily under-funded' says AWS. Amazon web arm investing in Microsoft's platform to help customers escape Windows.
 
 
Stack Overflow has temporarily banned users from sharing answers to coding queries generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. The site’s mods say the volume of AI generated answers has been too high and the accuracy of these responses too low.
 
 
Taktile, a startup offering a platform designed to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models, has raised $20 million in capital.
 
 
Amazon Web Services Machine Learning University is now launching a free program helping community colleges, minority-serving institutions (MSIs), and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) teach database, artificial intelligence , and machine learning concepts.
 
 
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How to recognize age, gender, emotion, and race of any male and female using Python Programming and DeepFace.
 
 
 
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turbot/steampipe
 
 
Use SQL to instantly query your cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP and more). Open source CLI. No DB required.
 
 
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yuvalpress/version-notifier
 
 
Version Notifier is a modern solution for the "being notified" aspect of each Techy's day-to-day work. By using it, you'll be notified for any new global repository release you choose, directly to your Slack / Telegram channel.
 
 
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The first high-level programming language was Plankalkül, created by Konrad Zuse between 1942 and 1945.
 
 
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