giving developers a new tool to write code easier and faster so they can be happier in their lives,” says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. Microsoft isn’t the only company working on automated AI ...

Last October, GitHub revealed that Copilot was helping write up to 30pc of code on the platform. Now, the Microsoft-owned company says its AI assistant is helping write nearly 40pc of code.

Update 01/11/2021: GitHub clarified that the 30% figure of ... said last year that it helped you write 25% less code — and more than a million developers were already using it.