GitHub Copilot has 15 million users—more than Cursor and Windsurf combined. So why does it feel like they're losing the AI coding race?
Last week at Microsoft Build, I interviewed the CEO of GitHub Thomas Dohmke to find out.
I wanted to know: Is their huge existing user base a blessing or a curse? And will their latest launch—an autonomous coding agent built into GitHub—let them retake the lead? Watch this episode of AI & I to find out
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Timestamps:
Introduction (00:00:38)
Copilot’s place in the AI coding agent race (00:07:40)
Inside the product decisions behind Copilot’s new agent (00:10:42)
How Dohmke thinks about shaping Copilot’s personality (00:16:18)
How GitHub supports both AI-native developers and legacy enterprise users (00:20:29)
Dohmke’s predictions for the future of software development (00:26:57)
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