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AI & ML — How far can we push AI autonomy in code generation?

How far can we push AI autonomy in code generation?

We ran a series of experiments to explore how far Generative AI can currently be pushed toward autonomously developing high-quality, up-to-date software without human intervention. As a test case, we created an agentic workflow to build a simple Spring Boot application end to end. We found that the workflow could ultimately generate these simple applications, but still observed significant issues

BBBirgitta Böckeler·August 5, 2025AI & ML
AI & ML — MCP UI: Breaking the text wall with interactive components (2025) - Shopify

MCP UI: Breaking the text wall with interactive components (2025) - Shopify

MCP UI extends the Model Context Protocol to enable AI agents to return fully interactive UI components. It solves the critical challenge that commerce experiences require visual and interactive elements like product selectors, image galleries, and cart flows. This open-source protocol allows agents to embed commerce components while maintaining control through an intent-based messaging system, de

SEShopify Engineering·August 5, 2025AI & ML
AI & ML — Building a human-computer interface for everyone

Building a human-computer interface for everyone

What if you could control any device using only subtle hand movements? New research from Meta’s Reality Labs is pointing even more firmly toward wrist-worn devices using surface electromyography (sEMG) becoming the future of human-computer interaction. But how do you develop a wrist-worn input device that works for everyone? Generalization has been one of the […]

CWChris Wiltz·August 4, 2025AI & ML
Security — v0: vibe coding, securely

v0: vibe coding, securely

Vibe coding makes it possible for anyone to ship a viral app. But every line of AI-generated code is a potential vulnerability. Security cannot be an afterthought, it must be the foundation. Turn ideas into secure apps with v0.

VVercel·August 4, 2025Security
AI & ML — AI SDK 5

AI SDK 5

Introducing type-safe chat, agentic loop control, new specification, tool enhancements, speech generation, and more.

VVercel·July 31, 2025AI & ML
Engineering — The Core Model: Start FROM The Answer, Not WITH The Solution — Smashing Magazine

The Core Model: Start FROM The Answer, Not WITH The Solution — Smashing Magazine

The Core Model is a practical methodology that flips traditional digital development on its head. Instead of starting with solutions or structure, we begin with a hypothesis about what users need and follow a simple framework that brings diverse teams together to create more effective digital experiences. By asking six good questions in the right order, teams align around user tasks and business o

AHAre HallandAre Halland·July 30, 2025Engineering