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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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Microsoft reverses Copilot commit attribution in VS Code

Microsoft has rolled back a Visual Studio Code feature that automatically credited GitHub Copilot in commit metadata even when the AI tool was not used. The March 2026 change drew criticism from ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Microsoft

Breaking the code: Multi-stage ‘code of conduct’ phishing campaign leads to AiTM token compromise

Microsoft Defender Research observed a large-scale credential theft campaign that exemplifies this trend, using code of ...