"This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Microsoft Copilot as co-author without permission or notice
"This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Microsoft Copilot as co-author without permission or notice
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Developers caught VS Code adding Copilot as a co‑author without permission and forced a rollback
VS Code credited Copilot for human work after a default change that bypassed user settings.
This was added even when AI has not generated code - a major risk for companies where IP ownership is critical.
GitHub has also seen major outages, further eroding trust in their tools.
Hopefully this motivates companies to finally make the switch away from Microsoft.
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