Google's AI Game Engine, Cursor: The AI IDE, 3 R's in Strawberry, and Our New York Event! ??

Hello developers! ????

These days, AI and lawsuits are starting to go together like coffee and code—except this combo might keep you up for all the wrong reasons.

But in all seriousness, these lawsuits remind us of one thing: AI’s heavy data diet comes with a side of responsibility. We’ve got to be smart about how we build our tech, nobody wants their next debugging session to be in a courtroom.

In today’s edition, we’ve lined up some top-notch AI reads, a cool new tool for you, and a few job opportunities.

Dive in! ????

What broke in prod last month? ?

↗? A future of games built without game engines?

Imagine building a game without a traditional game engine—sounds like science fiction, right? Well, a team of researchers from Google Research, Google DeepMind, and Tel Aviv University just turned that fiction into reality.

Enter Google’s GameNGen, which successfully simulated parts of the classic game Doom, complete with accurate scoring and ammo counts. The future might just let you feed some references into the engine and build your very own games from scratch!

We really got an AI Game Engine before GTA VI. ????♂?

↗? Mistakes AI companies have made; and how they are correcting them

We kicked things off talking about lawsuits in the intro, but that’s just one of the many pitfalls companies and developers can stumble into while working with AI.

In this good read, Arvind and Sayash dive into some of the biggest mistakes AI companies have made—think of it as a highlight reel of what not to do—and how they’ve been scrambling to fix them.

Btw, here’s a cool AI tool ???

It's time to get an AI upgrade ????

↗? Cursor - Your new coding companion that auto-completes, refactors, & explains code right in your editor.

From 8-year-olds building chatbots to devs creating UIs with voice control, the possibilities are endless. Curious? Check out these mind-blowing projects.

New-s from HackerRank ??

??? Guess what? HackerRank is coming to New York! ??

The AI Skills & Tech Talent Summit is your chance to hang out with experts from Microsoft, Accenture, Bloomberg, CodePath, and Thomson Reuters.

They'll be digging into how GenAI is shaking up the developer world and speeding up innovation, all in the bustling heart of NYC. Discover how top companies are hiring and nurturing the brightest tech talent in the age of AI.

Sounds like a good time, right? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3MepwPG

??? We just wrapped up an exciting internal AI hackathon, where our teams dove headfirst into exploring AI’s potential. With innovative features like AI Code Review and an Automatic Scorecard Generator, our developers showed what it means to truly embrace our developer-first philosophy.

Watch the entire video here:

Tech terms explained - with no jargon ????

You’ve probably seen those videos where AI can’t quite figure out how many R’s are in the word “strawberry.”

The culprit? A little thing called tokenization. In this edition, our AI model Ada breaks down what tokenization is and why models rely on it.

Our Customers Speak: Deliveroo! ??

Deliveroo , a global leader in hyperlocal marketplaces, has mastered the art of hiring and upskilling top talent through their partnership with HackerRank.

In an industry where tech evolves at lightning speed, Deliveroo has not only doubled its tech hiring pace but also boosted its developers' skills to keep them at the forefront of the latest industry trends.

Want to hear more? Tune in to Adam Coleman , Deliveroo’s Sr. Recruiting Manager, as he shares the inside scoop on their success.

Dive deep into our partnership here.

And like always, here are a few opportunities for you that caught our eye ??

1. Snowflake is hiring for a (Senior) Cloud Support Engineer ????
2. Henkel is hiring for a (Senior) Data Scientist ????
3. PayPal is hiring for a Android Engineer ????
4. Aptiv is hiring for a Advanced Software Engineer ????

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Stay tuned for the next edition of the Next-Gen Developer newsletter. We'll be back with more AI tools, job opportunities, and must-reads to keep you at the forefront of the AI revolution.

Catch you next time! ????