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.

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 ...
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Microsoft reverses VS Code Copilot auto-credit after backlash

Microsoft has rolled back a VS Code change that automatically attributed GitHub commits to its Copilot AI, even when ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.117 Expands Copilot Controls for Business and Enterprise User

VS Code 1.117 adds bring-your-own model key support for Copilot Business and Enterprise users and introduces a set of chat, agent, terminal, and TypeScript updates.
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Microsoft Apologizes for Enabling AI Co-Author by Default in VS Code

Microsoft sparked a developer revolt by silently adding "Co-authored-by: Copilot" to VS Code Git commits. Here's what ...
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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 ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.119 Adds Agent Browser Sharing, OpenTelemetry Tracing

The new weekly update focuses on agent workflows, observability, trust controls, Markdown usability and engineering changes.
Windows Report

VS Code Update Brings More Flexible Copilot Integration and Faster Chat Experience

Visual Studio Code 1.117 adds Copilot BYOK, faster chat streaming, and terminal fixes, giving developers more control.
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Update Adds Remote Copilot Control and Enterprise AI Restrictions

VS Code 1.118 adds remote Copilot control, enterprise AI restrictions, and smarter caching while improving developer ...

'That is unacceptable in a professional development workflow': Microsoft acts after VS Code gives Copilot credit for work a human developer did

Copilot' started appearing widely in VS Code The company has reversed this decision effective with version 1.119 Developers ...
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Visual Studio Code update auto-starts MCP servers

Latest release of Microsoft’s code editor also adds support for Git worktrees and the ability to checkpoint and restore different states of Copilot chat conversations. The newly released Visual Studio ...