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Programming@programming.devEnglish · 6 months ago

Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

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Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

www.windowscentral.com

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Programming@programming.devEnglish · 6 months ago

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A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.

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Not even labeled as an ad/sponsored content/influenced “tip”/suggestion.

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