GitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for you

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. GitHub is launching an AI coding agent that can do things like fix bugs, add features, and improve documentation — all on a developer’s behalf. The agent is embedded directly into GitHub Copilot, and it will start working once a user assigns it a task, according to an announcement at Microsoft Build. To complete its work, GitHub says the AI coding agent will automatically boot a virtual machine, clone the repository, and analyze the codebase. It also saves its changes as it works, while providing a rundown of its reasoning in session logs. When it’s finished, GitHub says the agent will tag you for review. Developers can then leave comments that the agent will automatically address. Image: GitHub Aside from GitHub, other AI companies have revealed AI coding agents of their own. Google took the wraps off Jules in December, while OpenAI sh ... Read full article.