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TL;DR
- Google is reportedly paying select Play Store developers for access to their app source code as part of a confidential program aimed at improving its AI coding tools.
- Developers invited to participate can reportedly license their code to Google while retaining full ownership and intellectual property rights.
While Anthropic’s Claude Code and GitHub Copilot are in a league of their own with their AI coding tools, Google seems to be running low on free data to train its artificial intelligence — and the search giant is apparently turning to Android developers to fix the problem.
According to a new report from 404 Media, Google has quietly started offering money to select Play Store developers for access to their app source code. The move is reportedly part of a confidential pilot program designed to improve the company’s AI-powered coding tools.
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