Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted

A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio ...
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VS Code Curbs Token Use Ahead of Copilot's Controversial Usage-Based Billing Switch

Just two days after GitHub announced usage-based billing for Copilot, Microsoft shipped VS Code 1.118 -- under its new weekly release cadence -- with significant token efficiency improvements designed ...
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Microsoft reverses VS Code change that credited Copilot without use

Microsoft has rolled back a Visual Studio Code change that automatically added 'Co-authored-by: Copilot' to Git commits even when the AI assistant was not used. The change, introduced in April, drew ...
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Microsoft reverses forced Copilot code attribution after backlash

Microsoft has rolled back a controversial change in Visual Studio Code that automatically listed Copilot as a co-author on all commits, even when AI features were disabled. The company called it a bug ...
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Copilot Compared: Advanced AI Features in Visual Studio 2022 vs. VS Code

GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering developers increasingly intelligent, context-aware tools that go far beyond basic autocomplete. The latest ...