However, Microsoft confirmed plans to transition its functionality into the open Copilot Chat extension over the coming months, consolidating all major AI features into a single open-source module.

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However, Microsoft has extended the development cycle for the May 2025 release by one week, while working to integrate AI functionality more deeply into the open source Code - OSS core. The delay and AI integration efforts were disclosed in GitHub project planning documents and a recent company blog post.

Competition has become intense in the market for AI coding services. Microsoft is working on an answer.

Microsoft is also open-sourcing GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code. The AI-powered capabilities from GitHub Copilot extensions will now be part of the same open-source repository that drives the world’s most popular development tool.

Microsoft and OpenAI are in advanced talks to rewrite their partnership, resolving the 'AGI clause' to ensure continued access to future AI models.

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