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Re: Copilot edited an ad into my PR

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Post by SV_BubbleTime »

bryanhogan wrote: post #70

Whatever the reason for the inclusion was here, the general problem is much bigger. People / companies / products can influence the direction of AI answers to put them in a better light and to be recommended more often. This isn't limited to just products even.

If not on the surface, we’re all deep down aware that an initial era of an advertising-free new technology is once again almost over.

See you on neural links before “sponsored thoughts”.

Re: Copilot edited an ad into my PR

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Post by ccppurcell »

post_below wrote: post #10

Assuming this isn't a hoax, this seems like a huge, probably unintentional, mistake by MS. If they genuinely implemented something like this, whatever they made from new customers via ads couldn't possibly make up for the loss of good faith with developers and businesses. I suppose if it's real we'll see more reports soon, and maybe a mea culpa.

Not a hoax, you can search GitHub prs for this string and find many hits.

Re: Copilot edited an ad into my PR

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Post by boredpudding »

goodusername wrote: post #20
post_below wrote: post #10

Assuming this isn't a hoax, this seems like a huge, probably unintentional, mistake by MS. If they genuinely implemented something like this, whatever they made from new customers via ads couldn't possibly make up for the loss of good faith with developers and businesses. I suppose if it's real we'll see more reports soon, and maybe a mea culpa.

Yeah, would be good to have confirmation that this happened to others as well. But it really seems like an own goal if true.

Confirmation seems to be here: https://github.com/search?q=%22%E2%9A%A1+Quickly+spin+up+cop...

Re: Copilot edited an ad into my PR

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Post by rhet0rica »

chrismorgan wrote: post #17
post_below wrote: post #10

Assuming this isn't a hoax, this seems like a huge, probably unintentional, mistake by MS. If they genuinely implemented something like this, whatever they made from new customers via ads couldn't possibly make up for the loss of good faith with developers and businesses. I suppose if it's real we'll see more reports soon, and maybe a mea culpa.

How could you implement something like this by accident ?

That's a good question! I'm sure we'll find out eventually.

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Re: Copilot edited an ad into my PR

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Post by computomatic »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #16

I think they want the free advertisement, like Apple with its “sent from iPhone” addendums. But “sent from iPhone” is sometimes useful, and significantly shorter. If they just left it at “edited with copilot” I think it would be tolerable

I don't think the issue is the sign-off so much as that an existing PR was edited. Claude Code signs off when creating PRs and nobody seems bothered. But it won't edit an existing PR, and it won't sign off if I simply ask it not too (which I've automated). Editing any PR it touches - including one authored by someone else - is downright rude.
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