AI accelerating API development, IBM says

IBM sees a confluence of generative artificial intelligence and APIs, with AI powering APIs in a way that improves the productivity of API teams.

AI is augmenting skills that API teams may just be starting to learn, said Rashmi Kaushik, director of product management for the integration portfolio at IBM, during a presentation at the API World conference in Santa Clara, California, on November 6. “It’s able to help them complete their API projects faster.” Also, APIs are powering AI, she added. APIs empowering AI and the rise of AI assistance are truly beneficial to API teams, Kaushik said.

Companies such as IBM have released API testing capabilities on traditional AI. But AI is not magic. It has been a technology in the making for many years now and it is here to transform the way business is done, Kaushik said. Regardless of how much AI is leveraged, users want to make sure that it is safe, responsible, and ethical, she said.

IBM offers the API Assistant for IBM API Connect, powered by the watsonx.ai integrated AI platform. It uses generative AI to help API teams accelerate API life-cycle activities for a quicker time to market, the company said. IBM API Assistant automates tasks, enabling teams to focus on higher-value work and innovation, according to IBM. API assistants are able to augment API teams, so they progress faster, Kaushik said.