VS Code Forces 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' Into Git Commits Even With AI Disabled — Microsoft Reverses After 1,349-Point HN Backlash

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Microsoft VS Code 1.118 silently changed the git.addAICoAuthor default from 'off' to 'all', attributing hand-written code to Copilot even when the AI was disabled. A bug in change-detection logic meant the trailer appeared in final Git history even after users manually replaced AI-generated commit messages. After massive backlash (1,349 HN points, 723 comments), Microsoft developer Dmitriy Vasyura authored a fix on May 3 reverting to opt-in, scheduled for VS Code 1.119.