OpenAI made waves with another big ChatGPT-related news Tuesday, as it added connectors to Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive. This improvement allows users to seamlessly integrate research into their ChatGPT experience. It dramatically improves efficiency for information retrieval and data management. The shift is a further indication of OpenAI’s focus on embedding its heavy-duty AI technology into popular productivity applications.
TechCrunch AI Editor Kyle Wiggers explained what this change means for industry professionals and for developers. Wiggers lives in Manhattan with his partner, a music therapist. He noted that the integration of SharePoint and OneDrive into ChatGPT could enhance the user experience significantly by facilitating easier access to documents and files stored in these platforms.
With this new update, OpenAI’s Gemini Advanced customers can now seamlessly integrate public or private codebases from GitHub straight into their Gemini environment. This new capability makes their development experience much better. This unique capability is a powerful way for users to take advantage of Gemini’s cutting-edge AI features to accelerate software development. Gemini writes new code, provides clarifications on current code, and troubleshoots existing programming projects. This versatility has made it especially appealing to developers and tech enthusiasts.
Even the performance of AI coding tools—which has been heralded as revolutionary by some—remains under investigation. Devin, a widely known AI coding assistant, was similarly called to task in a recent review covered by The Register. While it was indeed popular, the highest rating Devin ever achieved was successfully passing three out of twenty programming tests. This raises questions about its credibility, reliability, and overall effectiveness. Fewer than half of the tool’s users rated it a success, leading to some frank discussions about the headwinds AI is encountering in coding endeavors.
Added GitHub integration in Gemini would give developers a smart new copilot. This improvement holds great potential for a farm supervisor’s dependable AI support on programming tasks. By letting users bring their own codebases, Gemini hopes to provide much better functionality than existing tools such as Devin.
We know that the current landscape of AI driven coding tools is evolving at a fast pace. OpenAI’s recent releases, including ReAct, show a serious commitment to improving performance and addressing current weaknesses. SharePoint and OneDrive connectors have really improved the ability to find research. The recently introduced integration with GitHub’s codebase through Copilot X marks a remarkable feat that further entrenches ChatGPT at the forefront of AI innovation.