the.com/copilot
the ai that flies with you, not for you, and blames you if it crashes.
means an ai assistant embedded in software to help you write, code, or think faster while you stay nominally in charge.
from aviation borrowed the term for the person who shares the cockpit; microsoft borrowed it back in 2023 to make autocomplete sound heroic.
github versiontrained on billions of lines of public code
naming trendmicrosoft renamed half its products copilot
legal gray zonestill debated whether ai suggestions violate copyright