OpenAI is acquiring Windsurf for $3 Billion

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It looks like OpenAI is betting on the AI coding sector:

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Google acquired DeepMind for $500 million…and look what that got us. Everything.

Has the world of non-profit governance gone loopy?

What’s the value of Windsurf if they fire the CEO and in turn a majority of staff wants to quit?

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lol I searched on something similar yesterday trying to find an OpenAI extension for VS Code…

Looks like I might finally be able to use up my credits before they expire.

Heres my search results from earlier - For what its worth - Edited with working Windsurf link :/

:man_technologist: Global Developer Population

  • Total Developers Worldwide: Over 47 million developers globally, encompassing professionals, hobbyists, and students .ShiftMag

:robot: AI Coding Tool Usage

GitHub Copilot

  • Total Users: Surpassed 15 million users, marking a fourfold increase year-over-year .
  • Paid Subscribers: As of early 2024, there were approximately 1.3 million paid subscribers CIO Dive.
  • Subscription Plans:
    • Copilot Free: Limited features and usage.
    • Copilot Pro: $10/month or $100/year, offering unlimited completions and access to additional models.
    • Copilot Pro+: $39/month or $390/year, providing full access to all available models and increased usage limits GitHub Docs.

Tabnine

  • Monthly Active Users: Over 1 million developers use Tabnine each month SiliconANGLE.

Codeium (now Windsurf)

  • Active Users: More than 800,000 active developers utilize Codeium’s AI coding assistant Home.

:bar_chart: Adoption Rates

  • Among Developers: Approximately 32% of the global developer population (15 million out of 47 million) are using GitHub Copilot.
  • Global Population Context: With a world population of around 8 billion, the 15 million GitHub Copilot users represent about 0.19% of the total population.

A cheerful hobbit is windsurfing on the sea with a red sail featuring a large eye, while an eagle flies overhead near a sunny beach town. (Captioned by AI)
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They should give me $1B, I can help them build the AGI and do some farming :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Great for data farming too. :grin:
Just an ordinary transaction :grin:

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it looks like openai fears missing out
every popular coding tool works on antropic model
antropic itself started build it’s own editor

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