---
title: "GitHub Copilot: A Powerful, Controversial Autocomplete for Developers – The New Stack"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-a-powerful-controversial-autocomplete-for-developers-the-new-stack-ligvmtg-i
source_url: https://thenewstack.io/github-copilot-a-powerful-controversial-autocomplete-for-developers/
type: article
source: "The New Stack"
published: 2021-07-01T17:48:56.131Z
updated: 2026-03-15T07:11:09.183Z
tags: ["ai", "general-programming", "github"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 46
comments: 6
language: en
---

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# GitHub Copilot: A Powerful, Controversial Autocomplete for Developers – The New Stack

**[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 10 min read · 46 upvotes · 6 comments

## Summary

GitHub's Copilot is an AI-based programming companion for developers. It draws context from the code you’re working on, suggesting whole lines or entire functions. As it is machine learning-based, it learns as you use it. The technology is now in technical preview and, so far, is getting great reviews.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@joabj** · 3 upvotes

> "Some folks seem to be concerned that [GitHub Copilot] will generate code that is identical to code that has been generated under open source licenses that don’t allow derivative works, but which will then be used by a developer unknowingly."

**@jpn287** · 2 upvotes

> From the ones who: "Embrace, extend and extinguish" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish)... Humm. Would be great if we could be assured that this wouldn't become our substitute in the future... (even if the chances for that to replace us completely are low. Even so, it can impact other things like our remuneration for example)

**@shivi\_choudhary** · 0 upvotes

> great

**@itsmnthn** · 0 upvotes

> A great one

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