---
title: "GitHub Copilot Isn't Worth the Risk"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-isn-t-worth-the-risk-xxf1zdvxd
source_url: https://www.kolide.com/blog/github-copilot-isn-t-worth-the-risk
type: article
source: "Changelog"
published: 2022-11-18T15:56:53.810Z
updated: 2022-11-18T15:56:53.808Z
tags: ["github", "open-source", "mit"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 83
comments: 13
language: en
---

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# GitHub Copilot Isn't Worth the Risk

**[Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/changelog)** · 10 min read · 83 upvotes · 13 comments

## Summary

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool that works as a sophisticated autocomplete for developers. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has touted Copilot's ability to eliminate up to 40% of a developer’s workload by making suggestions for boilerplate code.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.kolide.com/blog/github-copilot-isn-t-worth-the-risk>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@loftwah** · 7 upvotes

> Copilot has been a great tool for making me a better developer.

**@ch\_dev** · 5 upvotes

> Interesting article; I had my doubts on copilot, and here's the confirmation. The AI is not on the production of code, but simply on the search - similar to Google, which is not "producing" the pages but instead just the research for a term.

**@skydiver** · 4 upvotes

> From my experience, copilot it's a super autocomplete tool, nothing else.
>
> Some folks are concerned about what Copilot does with your data, but i don't see this as more insecure than upload your company code to GitHub.

**@kkurko** · 2 upvotes

> Off-topic regarding code review
>
> An easy way to drop your production service:
> >
> >For example, an engineer that has proven day in and day out >that they can produce high-quality code is scrutinized less >during review than Junior engineer that we just hired.
> >
>
> Even "proven" engineers can make mistakes.
>
> Core reviews are not about trust and control. They are about code. And they are here to ensure that code is following all the guidelines and rules you have in the company. No matter who wrote this - junior, principal engineer or even CTO - the reviewer should be equally attentive

**@djangowiki** · 1 upvotes

> If anyone thinks an AI can replace an actual talented programmer, then the person needs to think again... Copilot has it use cases, but this article just made it clear that it is not just for me...

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