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Five skills software developers need in the age of AI coding
Andrew Ng, a Coursera co-founder and deep learning expert, said software engineering fundamentals remain essential in the era of agentic coding. He said developers must understand core principles to tell coding agents what to do and what to forgo, and to manage trade-offs such as latency, availability, reliability and cost. Citing his “AI Engineering Skills” research, Ng listed five needed capabilities: building full-stack applications, data management, system architecture design, making systems secure and stable, and scaling and operating in production.
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LG, UNESCO launch AI ethics online education program
LG AI Research and UNESCO on Sunday held a global launch event in Seoul for the AI Ethics MOOC project and released a free online course. The programme is based on UNESCO\'s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and targets AI experts, researchers and policymakers worldwide. Delivered in 10 modules with participation from global institutions and regional experts, it is offered through Coursera. The partners plan to expand it into a training programme and broaden it to universities in South Korea.
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IrisGo unveils AI desktop agent, seeks preinstallation deals with PC makers
Proactive AI systems that anticipate and handle user needs before they are recognised are drawing attention in the AI industry, TechCrunch reported. IrisGo is one of the startups in the field and raised $2.8 million in a seed round led by Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. The company is developing a desktop companion app for PCs that learns users’ workflows and runs tasks automatically. It has launched a macOS and Windows beta and is seeking preinstallation deals, including with Acer.
