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Microsoft is making its GitHub Copilot AI developer assistant available for free.

This means anyone can create apps with the help of AI.

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It is even available as a chatbot.

GitHub Copilot was launched beforeChatGPTby about a month.

It came out in October 2021 to help developers automate some boring parts of writing code.

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Since then, it has expanded and can now do much of the work on its own.

You’ll need to pay $10 monthly for Pro to get unlimited access.

This also brings with it access to o1 fromOpenAI.

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This comes off the back of Microsoft announcingGitHub Sparkearlier this year.

It is an AI-agent-throw in service that can create mini-apps from a single prompt.

What can you do with GitHub Copilot?

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GitHub Copilot is like ChatGPT but built explicitly for code.

you’ve got the option to use it in a number of different ways.

I’ve personally used it to create word games, puzzles and even simple to-do list apps.

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