Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted
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Micro-Slop: After injecting Copilot into nearly every software product and service it could, Microsoft has reportedly begun rolling back some of its most disruptive AI-related changes. Now, a new "AI slop" case highlights how the cloud company may ultimately fail to win users' trust back.
A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio Code – even when the programmer behind the screen did not use Copilot at all. Users informed Microsoft that they did not like the change, criticizing the company for adding more "slop" to its increasingly invasive enshittification machine.
The original pull requestset Copilot to be automatically listed as a co-author on code projects, enabling the change for all VS Code users. Many programmers left clearly negative comments on the...
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