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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia embarks on $100B drive to establish AI hub (ReadWrite)

• Massive Investment: Saudi Arabia commits $100 billion through Project Transcendence to establish itself as an AI powerhouse, competing with the UAE and global leaders like the U.S. and China.

• Building Essential Infrastructure: The investment will fund AI infrastructure including data centers and talent acquisition, with added support for startups to encourage them to establish roots in Saudi Arabia.

• Vision 2030 Goals: The AI push aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative to diversify its economy beyond oil, aiming to make AI a primary export and solidify the nation’s technological leadership.

• Strategic Collaboration: Google and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are reportedly contributing up to $10 billion to the project, with a focus on developing Arabic language models to serve regional needs.

• Broader Regional Impact: The project builds on PIF’s similar investments in sustainable sectors and aims to establish Saudi Arabia among the top 15 AI nations by the early 2030s, strengthening its influence on the global tech stage.

🐍 AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges (Octoverse)

• Python Surges to Top Language: Python surpasses JavaScript as the most popular language on GitHub, driven by its widespread use in AI, data science, and machine learning. Jupyter Notebooks also saw a 92% usage increase, reflecting rising interest in these fields.

• Global Developer Growth: GitHub’s developer community grew significantly, especially in regions like Africa, Latin America, and Asia. India, Brazil, and Nigeria show particularly strong growth, with India set to become the largest developer population by 2028.

• Rise of Generative AI Projects: Contributions to generative AI projects on GitHub increased by 59%, with projects doubling year-over-year. Notably, smaller AI models that require less compute power are gaining traction, meeting demand for more accessible AI applications.

• GitHub Copilot’s Impact in Education: GitHub’s free Copilot access program for students, teachers, and maintainers saw 100% growth, with over 450,000 GitHub Education users becoming first-time open source contributors.

• Open Source Security Improvements: Developers on GitHub are increasingly using AI for code security, with tools like Copilot Autofix speeding vulnerability fixes by up to 12 times. The OpenSSF Scorecard and Dependabot are also popular for enhancing security compliance.

• Increased Automation via GitHub Actions: GitHub Actions usage jumped 30%, with automation becoming critical for build, test, and security processes across projects, highlighting demand for efficient CI/CD pipelines in open source.

• Programming Language Trends: TypeScript and Rust continue to rise, with TypeScript especially popular among JavaScript developers shifting towards strongly-typed languages. Dockerfiles and cloud-native tools indicate growth in infrastructure as code (IaC) and cloud management.

• Global Contributions Surge in Generative AI: The U.S., India, Hong Kong, and Germany lead in generative AI project contributions, but regions like Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and Vietnam have the highest growth rates, reflecting increasing AI activity worldwide.

• Security Automation Uptake: Secret scanning, AI-driven security tools, and GitHub Actions are being widely adopted to handle escalating security responsibilities, with major vulnerabilities like injection and access control issues being addressed more quickly.

• Broader Developer Roles Emerge: Developer roles are diversifying beyond software engineering to include data scientists, machine learning researchers, and IT specialists, as evidenced by the rapid growth of Python, Jupyter Notebooks, and IaC practices.

𐂷 How To Create Software Diagrams With ChatGPT and Claude (The New Stack)

• Diagramming with LLMs: Jon Udell explores how ChatGPT and Claude can assist in creating software architecture diagrams, combining multimodal capabilities to generate visuals based on text inputs, screenshots, and code snippets.

• Initial Attempts with ASCII and Whimsical Diagrams: Udell first tried ASCII art for a basic layout, then moved to Whimsical’s custom GPT for an improved visual, ultimately discovering it could create sequence diagrams to illustrate complex workflows.

• Refining with Mermaid and GitHub Integration: After generating a sequence diagram in Mermaid syntax via Whimsical, Udell refined it on Mermaid Live and embedded it directly in GitHub Markdown for a clean, interactive presentation.

• Enhanced Learning Through Visual Iteration: Using ChatGPT and Claude, Udell received just-in-time insights, uncovering new diagramming features like Mermaid’s “alt” syntax for conditional flows, MutationObserver in JavaScript, and additional format comparisons.

• Comparison of Diagramming Tools (Mermaid vs. Graphviz): Udell created a Venn diagram with Python and SVG to distinguish the strengths of Mermaid (better for flowcharts and quick prototyping) and Graphviz (better for complex layouts), highlighting each tool’s unique use cases for software architecture visuals.

✨ PowerPrompt™

And we continue with more productivity hacks…

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🧰 AI Tools & Resources

• Midship.ai: AI document analysis

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