ContentsWhat is GitHub Copilot?Is GitHub Copilot safe to use at work?The potential risks of using GitHub Copilot at workSecurity and privacy concernsLegal issuesCode qualityEfficiencyOther concernsHow to reduce the risk of using GitHub Copilot at workCan I use GitHub copilot at work?What is GitHub Copilot?GitHub Copilot is an AI-based tool designed to interpret natural language prompts and turn them into code suggestions based on project context. It was launched in 2021 and is the result of a collaboration between GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI.GitHub Copilot is based on a modified version of the GPT language model, which uses machine learning to “understand” human prompts and mimic human responses by repeatedly predicting the next word that should appear in a text. In addition, Copilot has been trained on a large amount of open-source code to enhance its ability to generate accurate and functional code suggestions.While the tool was designed to make developers’ lives easier and reduce...
