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Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better
- Meta has introduced Devmate, an AI coding assistant powered by models from rivals like Anthropic's Claude.
- Despite investing heavily in AI, Meta chooses competitor models for improved coding performance.
- Devmate assists with complex coding tasks that another internal assistant, Metamate, struggles with.
- The tool helps write code, analyze failed tests, identify issues, and suggest fixes for review.
- Employees have reported increased productivity, with tasks being completed in half the time.
- Devmate is considered an agentic assistant capable of handling multi-step tasks independently.
- Meta's own coding model, Code Llama, is deemed inferior for complex tasks compared to Devmate and other options.
- Metamate is used for simpler tasks while Devmate is relied upon for more complex coding tasks within Meta.
- Meta executives aim for Metamate to be beneficial for all employees, not just technical staff.
- Meta is seeking to address AI shortcomings by recruiting a 'superintelligence' team and pursuing an acquisition of Scale AI.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions AI writing half of Meta's code within a year, with current reliance on competitor AI models.
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