{"id":64062,"date":"2022-04-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=64062"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:00:00","slug":"salesforce-codegen-unpacked-written-english-phrases-become-executable-code-with-conversational-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/uk\/news\/stories\/salesforce-codegen-unpacked-written-english-phrases-become-executable-code-with-conversational-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce CodeGen Unpacked:  Written English Phrases Become Executable Code with Conversational AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Salesforce Research team has lifted the veil on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.salesforceairesearch.com\/codegen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CodeGen \u2013 a new, large-scale language model<\/a> built on the concept of conversational AI programming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the impact: <\/strong>Using Salesforce\u2019s CodeGen model, business users and developers can use natural language to <em>describe <\/em>what they want the code to do \u2014 like build an app that surfaces the latest customer interaction. The machine then translates those English prompts into executable coding, essentially, writing the app for them using only written commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>CodeGen\u2019s conversational AI capabilities help anyone avoid the time-consuming process of building apps from scratch. Much like low code, CodeGen empowers users to develop apps quickly without extensive coding, opening up more time for complex tasks that benefit from a human touch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Salesforce perspective<\/strong>: \u201cThe future of coding is the intersection of human and computer languages \u2014 and conversational AI is the perfect bridge to connect the two,\u201d said Silvio Savarese, EVP &amp; Chief Scientist, AI Research, Salesforce. \u201cWith models like CodeGen, conversational programming is becoming more of a reality and mainstream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom out: <\/strong>As the world becomes increasingly digital-first, the tech industry needs to answer an important question: \u201cWhat happens when future programming needs become so complex that the skills needed outstrip human capabilities?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversational AI models like CodeGen are uniquely positioned to solve this problem by combining human insights and creativity with AI-driven coding capabilities. 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