As good as artificial intelligence (AI) has become in answering queries and writing code, there will still be a need for developers, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. That's because human intelligence still reigns when it comes to solving complex problems, and people can do it more productively with the help of AI to offload menial tasks. Dohmke should know, as GitHub is used by millions of open source developers around the world not only to host their code, but increasingly to automate their software builds, testing and deployment through continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). On a recent trip to key markets in Asia, Dohmke spoke to Computer Weekly about GitHub's work in the region, its synergies with Microsoft, which acquired GitHub in 2018, and how GitHub's Copilot AI assistant and Codespaces cloud-based development environment can improve the lives of developers. Can you tell me more about your time in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and what you're hoping to accomplish while you're here?

Software code is the mathematics-like language that powers computer applications, which underpin many core business functions, from sales and marketing, to human resources, accounting and finance. The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team. "The process of writing code has remained mostly manual," Mr. Dohmke said Wednesday at Collision 2022, a startup and investing conference held in Toronto. Instead, he said, the AI coding tool acts like a predictive-text feature on smartphones. As developers work, the tool suggests options for lines of code needed to execute given tasks, within a larger software program.

At Qlik, we are building AI and machine learning into our products in a way that amplifies the power of human intuition. Our approach surfaces unforeseen insights based on both the data selected and the initial search undertaken by the user. We call this augmented intelligence, and when applied through analytics it can raise the data literacy of the entire workforce, enabling deeper insights and bolder discoveries.This is vital for businesses, because the more people you have confidently making discoveries in your data, the more successful the company will be, as detailed in our recent Data Literacy Index. With augmented intelligence, users are presented with a smarter analytics experience -- with access to automated insight suggestions, data exploration without limitations, and the ability to generate more relevant insights and suggestions - putting the power of data-driven insights in the hands of every user. To further discuss these trends, we brought together experts from The Eckerson Group and Qlik to explore how the new wave of AI-assisted analytics supports users across any skill level in a recent'From BI to AI' webinar.During the session attendees discovered the value of augmented intelligence first hand and were able to hear about ways to embed AI across their business processes.

We humans have a love-hate relationship with our technology. We love each new advance and we hate how fast our world is changing. Throughout recent history robots have replaced humans, eliminating the drudgery of repetitive jobs and achieving new efficiency. It began in factories with menial manufacturing tasks, and today we're seeing it in many white collar jobs. If you think about it, robots build our cars and clean our houses, but today we also enjoy these: AI applications automate financial, travel, and legal processes; e-discovery software, used in law firms, has replaced the document analysis and scanning formerly performed by paralegals; robo-advisers, such as Wealthfront and Betterment, take over for expensive financial advisers and make financial advice accessible to everyone.