Lightning Talk: Take control of AI code assistants before they take over you

[chunweii]

AI powered coding assistants have been all the rage over the past few years. Popular tools include GitHub Copilot and Tabnine. Are they worth your time? Are they going to take over your jobs? How can we use them to our advantage?

Round B

WIIFY

You should use AI tools like Github Copilot or Tabnine to assist and speed up your development significantly.

Key Points

• Github Copilot and Tabnine are examples of AI code completion tools that are easy and free to use for students and teachers.
• AI tools improve developer's productivity tremendously by having intelligent code and documentation suggestion.
• Some drawbacks of AI tools include over-dependence and legal or privacy issues.

Impact

Get the audience to start using AI tools in their development work, while understanding the risks and drawbacks of AI tools.

Link to ppt: Lightning Talk_AI code assistants.pptx

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Round C

WIIFY

You should use AI tools like Github Copilot or Tabnine to assist and speed up your development significantly.

Key Points

• Github Copilot and Tabnine are examples of AI code completion tools that are easy and free to use for students and teachers.
• AI tools improve developer's productivity tremendously by having intelligent code and documentation suggestion, and it has the potential to streamline other development tasks.
• Some drawbacks of AI tools include over-dependence and legal or privacy issues.

Impact

Get the audience to start using AI tools in their development work, while understanding the risks and drawbacks of AI tools.

Link to ppt: Lightning Talk_AI code assistants_C.pptx