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.
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Microsoft reverses Copilot auto-attribution in VS Code after backlash

Microsoft has rolled back a VS Code feature that automatically credited GitHub Copilot as a co-author on commits, even when developers had not used the AI tool. The change, introduced after a Git ...

Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted

A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio ...
Visual Studio Magazine

AI Subagents 'Coming Soon' to Visual Studio Copilot

Microsoft's Mads Kristensen said subagents are 'coming soon' to Copilot in Visual Studio, while VS Code already documents subagent support across context isolation, custom agents, parallel execution ...
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VS Code Now Stamps GitHub Copilot as Git Commit Co-Author

Visual Studio Code 1.118 now stamps a Copilot co-author trailer on Git commits by default after PR #310226 flipped ...
ZDNet

How to use GPT-5 in VS Code with GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. First, open VS Code. Click the little Copilot ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Update Improves Testing with GitHub Copilot AI

Microsoft improved testing with the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code as part of the regular monthly update to the super-popular code editor. Still in preview, the tool basically ...