From Microsoft:
GitHub Copilot is an AI peer programming tool that helps you write code faster and smarter.
GitHub Copilot adapts to your unique needs allowing you to select the best model for your project, customize chat responses with custom instructions, and utilize agent mode for AI-powered, seamlessly integrated peer programming sessions.
Simon Willison reports, “So far this is just the extension that provides the chat component of Copilot, but the launch announcement promises that Copilot autocomplete will be coming in the near future.”
I’ve been pessimistic about Copilot, including a post earlier today about Copilot’s misleading advertising. But we’ve seen Anthropic make impressive strides with their programming tools, so perhaps Microsoft is taking steps to make a more useful agent.