In addition to this, GitHub, owned by Microsoft, plans to introduce a more expensive Copilot assistant in February for developers inside companies. This assistant will explain and provide recommendations about internal source code. GitHub Copilot applies an LLM-based vulnerability prevention system that blocks insecure coding patterns in real-time. For Enterprise accounts, there will be an upgrade with new AI-powered application security testing features. GitHub also plans to launch a new AI assistant in 2024 that generates a step-by-step plan for responding to GitHub issues. Despite the technology still being nascent, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reported that GitHub Copilot already had one million paying users.
Key takeaways:
- GitHub announced the upcoming general availability of the GPT-4-powered GitHub Copilot Chat in December. This AI-powered tool will provide code-aware guidance and code generation, and will be integrated directly into github.com.
- GitHub Copilot Chat will be available at no cost to verified teachers, students, and maintainers of popular open source projects. It will also be available in GitHub's mobile app and the JetBrains suite of IDEs.
- GitHub plans to introduce slash commands and context variables for GitHub Copilot, making fixing or improving code as simple as entering commands like /fix and /tests. A more expensive Copilot assistant for developers inside companies is planned for February.
- GitHub is also working on new AI-powered application security testing features and plans to launch a new AI assistant in 2024 that generates a step-by-step plan for responding to GitHub issues.