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VS Code update sparks backlash over default Copilot commit tags

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code 1.118 has drawn sharp criticism for automatically adding a “Co-Authored-by: Copilot” tag to Git commits by default, even for some users not actively using Copilot. The ...
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Microsoft reverses Copilot commit attribution in VS Code

Microsoft has rolled back a Visual Studio Code change that automatically credited GitHub Copilot as a co-author on commits, even when the AI tool was not used. The reversal, implemented in version ...
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VS Code Now Stamps GitHub Copilot as Git Commit Co-Author

Visual Studio Code 1.118 now stamps a Copilot co-author trailer on Git commits by default after PR #310226 flipped ...
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The Next Generation of Developer Productivity with GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio

Simona Liao and Leah Tran, product managers at Microsoft, discuss how GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio has evolved from a code completion tool into an agent-driven development workflow -- and share ...