VS Code Embraces Open Source AI: Copilot Chat Code Released, AI Features Integrated

VS Code embraces open source AI by releasing the code for GitHub Copilot Chat under MIT license and integrating AI features into its core, enabling community contributions, transparency, and addressing security concerns while maintaining performance and user experience.

• VS Code is transitioning to an open source AI editor by open sourcing the code from the GitHub Copilot Chat extension under the MIT license and refactoring AI features into VS Code core.
• This move is driven by improvements in large language models, the emergence of common UI patterns for AI interactions, and the need for transparency and community collaboration on AI developer tools.
• The open source approach will enable contributions to AI features, testing infrastructure, and address security concerns, while maintaining VS Code's core priorities of performance, extensibility, and user experience.