GitHub launched a technical preview of a new AI-powered pair programming tool, Co-pilot, that aims to help software developers write better code across a variety of programming languages, including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, and Go.
Copilot, launched on Tuesday, was developed in collaboration with OpenAI and leverages Codex.
"GitHub Copilot draws context from the code you're working on, suggesting whole lines or entire functions," GitHub CEO Nat Friedman said in a blog post. "It helps you quickly discover alternative ways to solve problems, write tests, and explore new APIs without having to tediously tailor a search for answers on the internet."
Despite its function as an AI-based autocomplete for writing boilerplate code, the Microsoft-owned software repository hosting and version control platform reiterated that Copilot is not designed to write code on behalf of the developer while noting that users can cycle through alternative suggestions and manually edit suggested code.
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