OpenAI announced on January 16 that ChatGPT would begin displaying advertisements, with ads going live on February 9. The company also spent $6.5 billion to acquire Jony Ive's hardware startup io, which is developing a pocket-sized, screenless device equipped with built-in cameras and microphones to replace smartphones.

"Just prompt better" fails to address the underlying issues in software development. Coding assistants may hinder the discovery of constraints, impacting the effectiveness of programming solutions.

Agentic coding tools often produce unsatisfactory results, leading to decreased productivity and user comfort with the codebase. Interview candidates using these tools tend to perform worse compared to those who do not.