Model release · curated entry
GitHub Copilot enters the editor as a technical preview
Introducing GitHub Copilot
- Date
- June 29, 2021
- Category
- Model release
- Organization / Model
- GitHub
- Evidence
- 1 source · 1 evidence family
GitHub previewed Copilot, placing a code completion model inside the editor. It began the large-scale commercial use of AI coding assistants.
Curator's note: Cross-checked against the GitHub official blog.
Curated sources · 1
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AI 纪年. GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流[EB/OL]. (2021-06-29)[2026-11-03]. https://aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html.
APA 7 · American Psychological Association
AI 纪年. (2021, June 29). GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流 [Web page]. https://aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html
MLA 9 · Modern Language Association
"GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流." AI 纪年, 29 June 2021, aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.
Chicago 17 · notes-bibliography
AI 纪年. "GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流." Published June 29, 2021. Accessed Nov. 3, 2026. https://aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html.
IEEE · citation-reference list
"GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流," AI 纪年, 29 June 2021. [Online]. Available: https://aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html. [Accessed: 3 Nov. 2026].
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AI 纪年. June 29, 2021. GitHub Copilot 技术预览，AI 编程助手进入主流. Retrieved November 3, 2026 from https://aihist.net/e/copilot-2021.html.
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