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GitHub Copilot

Artificial intelligence tool for code autocompletion

Softwaresoftware software as a serviceQ107435063

Also known as Copilot

Developer: GitHub Inc.
, OpenAI
Founded: October 27, 2021
Released: October 2021
Latest version: 1.29.6152
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1.marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilot
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Operating system: Microsoft Windows
, Linux
, macOS
Website: github.com/features/copilot

Overview

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GitHub Copilot is a code completion and programming AI-assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI that assists users of Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Neovim, Eclipse and JetBrains integrated development environments (IDEs) by autocompleting code. Currently available by subscription to individual developers and to businesses, the generative AI software was first announced by GitHub on 29 June 2021. Users can choose the large language model used for generation.

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Hashtag: GitHubCopilot
Account charge / subscription fee: $10(since 2022) runtime: 1 months
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1.github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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$100(since 2022) runtime: 1 years
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1.github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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Started: June 29, 2021
Named after: GitHub statement is subject of: Embrace, Extend and Extinguish
Uses: OpenAI Codex
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1.docs.github.com/en/copilot/overview-of-github-copilot/about-github-copilot
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machine learning
Has use: intelligent code completion
Different from: Windows Copilot
Copilot Money
Significant event: Doe v. Github, Inc(since 2022) object named as: 22-cv-06823-JST

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