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GitHub Copilot publicly released on: 2021-06-29 (technical preview).
Last verified 2026-05-16 · Methodology veritas-v0.1 · 1ddbde847e500ac5
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- GitHub Copilot
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- 2021-06-29 (technical preview)
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- github-copilot · github · openai · codex · coding-assistant · released_on · 2021
Sources (2)
[1] official blog · GitHub Blog · 2021-06-29
Introducing GitHub Copilot: your AI pair programmer“Today, we are launching a technical preview of GitHub Copilot, a new AI pair programmer that helps you write better code. GitHub Copilot draws context from the code you're working on, suggesting whole lines or entire functions.”
[2] official blog · OpenAI · 2021-08-10
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