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as vibe-coded by a manager

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/04/microsoft-vs-code-says-copilot-ai-wrote-all-your-code/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• GitHub Copilot silently inserts itself as a co-author after I manually replaced the generated commit message https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/194075
• I am the person who approved this PR https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989883
• Fair point https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47994193
• Enabling ai co author by default https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• If users notice your software, you're already a loser https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liFWMfriip0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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