As part of the partnership, Stack Overflow has named Google Cloud as its hosting platform of choice for its forum. The company will also use AI services from Google Cloud to power upcoming features designed to improve content curation and user engagement. This is part of a machine learning initiative, OverflowAI, launched by Stack Overflow in July, which has already enhanced its forum's search bar and released a programming assistant for Visual Studio Code.
Key takeaways:
- Stack Overflow and Google LLC have announced a partnership to make coding knowledge from Stack Overflow available through a chatbot interface.
- The OverflowAPI, a new application programming interface, will give AI developers access to over 58 million coding-related questions and answers on Stack Overflow's forum.
- Stack Overflow has named Google Cloud as its 'platform of choice' for hosting its forum and will use the AI services in Google's cloud to power upcoming features.
- The partnership aims to help developers more effectively use AI in their preferred platforms, combining knowledge from the Stack Overflow community and new AI capabilities.