It's a couple of different reasons. I've been one, like i said, we are trained on public code. And like, not all the community is really sure. Like, when is it ok to train a model on public code? When does it not oky to train a model on public code? Is co pilot producing secure suggestions? Is co pilot producing buggy suggestions? Like, there's a lot of doubt. There's a lot of very healthy scepticism. And actually, i mean that genuinely.
Ryan J. Salva is the VP of Product at GitHub, where he led the incubation and launch of Copilot. Copilot uses OpenAI’s ML engine to suggest code and entire functions in real time, right from your editor, and is changing the way we build software. Ryan is an experienced developer and product manager, with over a decade of experience working for Microsoft before moving to lead the GitHub product team. In today’s episode, he shares how Copilot got its start, how it moved from prototype to live product, and how he structures R&D teams within larger companies. He also discusses the ethical questions surrounding AI use and how to build a successful product team, and shares the inside story of the development of Copilot.