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Fortunately, this all paid off when I was accepted into the preview. + +Finally, it is available for all to use! + +For those of you unaware, [GitHub Copilot][2] is an AI assistant to help you write code faster and more efficiently. + +The best comparison I can come up with is that it’s like autocomplete feature on your phone. Unlike the autocomplete feature, GitHub Copilot writes the code equivalent to complete sentences. + +### Copilot is Now Available For The Masses + +As I alluded to in the introduction, Copilot has been in a technical preview phase for almost a year now. This means that a very limited number of developers were allowed to use it for free, in exchange for them allowing GitHub to monitor their usage to improve the program for its final release. + +It appears that GitHub is finally satisfied to release it to the public. Now, anyone with a GitHub account should be able to use it, albeit at a cost (which we will get to soon!). + +The [announcement][3] mentioned: + +> Until now, AI has stopped short of improving code, leaving the process of developing software almost completely manual. That’s changing now. Today, I am thrilled to announce that we are making [GitHub Copilot][4] generally available to individual developers. Your AI pair programmer is here. + +[Thomas Dohmke][5] + +Available as a free editor extension, Copilot has already helped millions of developers speed up their programming. However, it does come at a cost, both direct and indirect. + +### GitHub Copilot Pricing + +Copilot may be prohibitively expensive for some as with almost all exciting new technologies. It will cost you $10/month or $100/year. + +If you are an open-source project maintainer or a verified student, you can get free access to it. + +### Is GitHub Copilot Unethical? + +The controversy surrounding the GitHub Copilot product is huge and concerning. Technically, the A.I have been trained using the available code on the GitHub platform. + +So, basically, GitHub is offering a new product by using your code (take it with a pinch of salt, if you’d like). Not to forget, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) also [advised][6] against hosting code on GitHub keeping Copilot in mind. + +While we know that businesses love to exploit things, some believed that it should not directly hurt the projects/code hosted at GitHub. + +**But, is that the case?** + +Briefly, after the launch, many developers shared how they found copyrighted code being generated by GitHub Copilot: + +> Explored github copilot,a paid service, to see if it encodes code from repositories w/ restrictive licenses.I checked if it had code I had written at my previous employer that has a license allowing its use only for free games and requiring attaching the license.yeah it does [pic.twitter.com/JMbXNgOF3Z][7] + +[June 22, 2022][8] + +Of course, if we look at GitHub Copilot’s FAQ which mentions: + +> GitHub does not own the suggestions GitHub Copilot generates. The code you write with GitHub Copilot’s help belongs to you, and you are responsible for it. + +So, ultimately, you pay for a service to add inconvenience and more work to your project? + +Nothing about it sounds exciting in terms of making a developer’s task easy, in my opinion. + +*What are your thoughts on it? Share what you think in the comments section below.* + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/github-copilot/ + +作者:[Jacob Crume][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/jacob/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/github-copilot.jpg +[2]: https://copilot.github.com/ +[3]: https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/ +[4]: http://copilot.github.com +[5]: https://github.blog/author/ashtom/ +[6]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsf-funded-call-for-white-papers-on-philosophical-and-legal-questions-around-copilot +[7]: https://t.co/JMbXNgOF3Z +[8]: https://twitter.com/ChrisGr93091552/status/1539731632931803137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw