GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash (theregister.com) AI

After developers complained that GitHub Copilot was inserting promotional “tips” into pull requests created or edited by other people, GitHub disabled those tips. The issue came to light when a Copilot-assisted coworker introduced Raycast ads into someone else’s PR comments, prompting backlash and a Hacker News discussion. GitHub later said it found a logic problem and removed agent tips from pull request comments going forward, reiterating it does not plan to run advertisements on GitHub.