Free AI assistant aims to level the playing field for coders everywhere

In a bold move, Google has launched a new free AI-powered coding assistant designed to bring cutting-edge tools to developers everywhere. Ryan J Salva, senior director of product at Google developer experiences, unveiled the initiative, called Gemini Code Assist for individuals, with a clear mission in mind. “We’re taking all of the same tools that we’ve made available to enterprises and making them available to everyone,” he declared in an interview to us prior to the global launch of the service. “Literally, all that you need is an email address, and you’re good to go.”