Microsoft acts after VS Code gives Copilot credit for work a human did

VS Code was adding 'Co-authored-by: Copilot' freely, even when the assistant wasn't used and AI chat features were disabled.
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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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...
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.
Visual Studio Magazine

AI Subagents 'Coming Soon' to Visual Studio Copilot

Microsoft's Mads Kristensen said subagents are 'coming soon' to Copilot in Visual Studio, while VS Code already documents subagent support across context isolation, custom agents, parallel execution ...
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Update Released With Browser-Aware AI Agent Features

Visual Studio Code 1.119 adds browser-aware AI agents, token optimization, OpenTelemetry tracing, and Markdown usability ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code bolsters Copilot Chat, MCP support

VS Code 1.102, otherwise known as the June 2025 release, builds out GitHub Copilot Chat capabilities and finalizes support for the Model Context Protocol. The latest update to Visual Studio Code, ...