'This is horrific': GitHub kills Copilot pull-request ads after user backlash

Developers were (understandably) furious with Copilot and other ads appearing in their pull requests – now GitHub has ...

Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.
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Users will share data for AI training with GitHub Copilot, unless they opt out

GitHub reports that, starting April 24, it will be changing how it uses data for its AI assistant Copilot. Interaction data ...

GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests

"Quickly spin up Copilot coding agents from anywhere on your macOS or Windows machine with Raycast," the note said, ...
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Cursor AI vs GitHub Copilot: Which AI tool should developers use in India?

Cursor AI vs GitHub Copilot comparison: features, use cases, pros, and which AI coding assistant is best for developers in ...

GitHub Reverses Course And Will Train AI On Your Copilot Data Unless You Opt Out

Starting on April 24th, all GitHub Copilot interaction data including inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users will be used to train GitHub's AI ...
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If you're software developer, these AI tools are a must-have

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing software development by automating repetitive tasks, providing intelligent code suggestions, and improving code quality ...
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GitHub Copilot 'CamoLeak' AI Attack Exfiltrates Data

Every week or two nowadays, researchers come up with new ways of exploiting agentic AI tools built crudely into software platforms. Since companies are far more concerned with providing AI ...

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name.  Australian developer Zach Manson noted on ...