GitHub’s Kyle Daigle: We Named It Copilot Because AI Should Keep Developers in the Pilot’s Seat @_wearedevs

GitHub’s Kyle Daigle: We Named It Copilot Because AI Should Keep Developers in the Pilot’s Seat @_wearedevs

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

GitHub’s Kyle Daigle (@kdaigle) says they called their code assistant Copilot because they believe AI should keep developers in the pilot’s seat.

Do you agree?

Watch this session in full, recorded live at the Merge, at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/910/coffee-with-developers-kyle-daigle-coo-of-github-910

GitHub’s Kyle Daigle: We Named It Copilot Because AI Should Keep Developers in the Pilot’s Seat

Kyle Daigle: Why GitHub is Remote-First

Why Token Reduction Isn’t Cost Reduction - Dave Anderson & Sarel Weinberger (PointFive)

Balancing Open Source Community and Monetisation

Fake or News: LLMs protect each other, Google predicts floods, and GitHub Copilot modernises COBOL

API‑First: How Twilio Designs for Developers - Justin Kitagawa

Rebuilding Your Application Because You Want to Use Hyped-Up Tech Will Only Lead to Issues

Théodore Lefèvre: Creating an Accordion? Just Use Details and Summary

Robby Russell: If You Can Save Developers a Few Keystrokes, You Can Build a Successful Project

Doom Creator John Romero Looks Back on His Career in Games and Tech

Tejas Kumar: Why Model Context Protocol (MCP) Is Everywhere Right Now

Salma Alam-Naylor: AI is Interesting, But When Will It Fold My Laundry?

WeAreDevelopers |

GitHub’s Kyle Daigle: We Named It Copilot Because AI Should Keep Developers in the Pilot’s Seat