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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about git commit metadata center on a 2026 controversy where Visual Studio Code briefly defaulted to appending a Copilot co-author trailer to Git commits. The change, which affected commit metadata even when AI features were disabled, sparked backlash over trust, consent, and authorship provenance. Microsoft reverted the default to off after community pushback. The incident highlights tensions between AI integration and developer control over commit records, raising questions about metadata integrity and professional boundaries in software development.
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    VS Code Copilot “Co-authored-by” Git Trailer Backlash: Trust, Consent, and Provenance

    Microsoft temporarily changed Visual Studio Code so Git commits made through the editor could append a Copilot co-author trailer by default, then reverted the setting in early May 2026 after developers found it appeared even when AI features were disabled. The incident is small in code and large...
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    VS Code Copilot “Co-authored-by” Default Turned On—AI Attribution Trust Crisis

    Visual Studio Code recently shipped a change that could append “Co-authored-by: Copilot” to Git commits by default, including cases where Copilot had not generated the code, before Microsoft-linked maintainers acknowledged the mistake and restored the feature to off by default. The incident is...
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    • ai provenance copilot co-author git commit metadata visual studio code
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    VS Code Copilot Co-author Trailer Backlash: AI Provenance Opt-Out Restored

    Microsoft briefly made VS Code's Git integration append a Copilot co-author trailer to commits by default after an April 16, 2026, merge changed git.addAICoAuthor to all, prompting GitHub backlash and a May 3, 2026, reversal that restores the default to off. The controversy is not just that an...
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