GitHub Copilot adopted a new AI model which is both faster and more accurate than the previous one, says GitHub. Additionally, GitHub has started using AI to detect vulnerabilities in Copilot suggestion by blocking insecure coding patterns in real-time.
GitHub has brought three major technical improvements to Copilot, starting with adopting a new OpenAI Codex model which is able to synthesize better code, according to the company.
Besides the new AI model, Copilot is now able to better understand context using a technique called Fill-In-the-Middle (FIM):
