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Empathy’s new tool uses AI to generate obituaries, and it’s not half bad

TechCrunch

That’s the pitch Empathy , a platform that provides support for families who’ve recently suffered a loss, is making with the launch of its new tool that uses AI to create obituary drafts. Called Finding Words, the tool generates obits from basic info provided by family members. Cause of death: Grease fire.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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Microsoft and Cognizant team up to boost enterprise Copilot adoption

CIO

The multinational IT services giant aims to leverage the tools internally to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and enhance customer experiences. This partnership provides CIOs with access to AI tools that can greatly accelerate innovation and improve customer experiences.”

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Starting your Internal Developer Platform journey

Xebia

If you work in the Tech industry, whether you provide a service or deliver a product, you have probably heard of the new Internal Developer Platform or Platform Engineering trend. Platform Engineering revolves around enabling self-service for developers by providing tools and workflows and integrating them into an IDP.

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Frontend Debugging Is Bad and it Should Feel Bad

Honeycomb

There’s a sentence that strikes fear into the heart of every frontend developer I’ve ever met: Users are reporting issues, and we don’t know how to replicate them. If you figure out how to replicate an issue, you can take advantage of your browser tools to understand it and identify a solution. Do you cry?

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OpenAI’s new tool attempts to explain language models’ behaviors

TechCrunch

In an effort to peel back the layers of LLMs, OpenAI is developing a tool to automatically identify which parts of an LLM are responsible for which of its behaviors. OpenAI’s tool attempts to simulate the behaviors of neurons in an LLM. First, a quick explainer on LLMs for background.

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Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers

TechCrunch

It was described by security experts as a “design failure of catastrophic proportions,” and demonstrated the potentially far-reaching consequences of shipping bad code. Boston-based AppMap , going through TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield this week, wants to stop this bad code from ever making it into production.