Apple works on GitHub Copilot competitor
Apple plans to release a GitHub Copilot alternative for developers this year. That assistant will help writing code.
That's according to sources of Bloomberg. The tool should allow complete lines or blocks of code to be generated based on small commands entered by developers. Apple's Xcode, whic... Read more
AI coding tools divide developers’ opinions
Developers are not likely to agree on which AI coding tools are up to scratch, if any at all. Despite its great potential, robust AI code with any degree of complexity is still seen as a rare occurrance. Moreover, nobody wants it to be shoved in their face. Instead, the desire for artificial assist... Read more
“AI assistants put downward pressure on quality of programming code”
AI assistance in writing programming code does not always turn out to be positive. Based on research, overall code quality appears to have dropped since the introduction of GitHub Copilot a year ago.
The GitClear study looked at the quality of generated code one year after the introduction of t... Read more
GitHub Copilot Chat makes AI programming assistance even more nimble
GitHub Copilot aims to help programmers do their jobs faster. It recently made Copilot Chat generally available, a "core part" of its own developer platform, according to GitHub.
With Copilot Chat, a programmer can interact with an AI assistant to translate code to another programming language, ... Read more
Microsoft expands Copilot for GitHub, will soon put it into Windows 10
As far as Microsoft is concerned, 2023 is the year of Copilot - whether in GitHub or Windows 11. Now, with GitHub Copilot Enterprise, it is presenting an AI programming tool that can adapt to a specific organization's codebase. It is also said to be about to introduce Windows Copilot on Windows 10,... Read more
Microsoft solves copyright infringements from (GitHub) Copilot customers
Microsoft will vouch if business users receive a claim of plagiarism while using Copilot AI. The commitment does come with some conditions.
Microsoft is launching the Copilot Copyright Commitment. In it, it promises to take over plagiarism lawsuits arising from using Copilot AI.
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GitHub Copilot now warns developers if it plagiarizes code
GitHub Copilot tries to prevent developers from copying code from another GitHub project with a new feature. Developers actually need to clean up Copilot's bugs themselves, as the AI assistant sometimes simply copies published code.
GitHub Copilot is a digital AI assistant for developers. Its m... Read more
Amazon introduces CodeWhisperer, a free alternative to GitHub Copilot
AWS is introducing the free AI tool CodeWhisperer. The tool allows developers to write faster and safer code based on AI-based suggestions, making it an alternative to GitHub Copilot.
The AI-based code tool gives developers various suggestions during the coding process. This allows them to write... Read more
GitHub Copilot X’s new GPT-4 feature is an assistant for developers
GitHub has introduced GPT-4 functionality in Copilot, its assistant for writing code. With Copilot X, developers can write, check and test code faster.
According to GitHub, Copilot X is an expanded version of its existing AI-based code assistant tool Copilot. Copilot is already supported by Open... Read more
GitHub Copilot gets major update to improve coding experience
The features are meant to improve the coding experience. One of the most notable updates is the inclusion of a "vulnerability filtering system" designed to prevent insecure coding patterns, such as SQL injection or hard-coded credentials.
This will help reduce the likelihood of security vulnerab... Read more