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Oct 29, 2024 · San Francisco, California · Universe 2025

GitHub Universe 2024 opening keynote: delivering phase two of AI code generationOct 29, 2024 · 50m · Thomas Dohmke

Dohmke called this "phase two" of AI code generation: Copilot becomes multi-model and conversational, with Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini joining OpenAI's models in the model picker, multi-file edits in VS Code, Copilot for Xcode, GitHub Models for AI engineers, and GitHub Spark for building apps in natural language.

Key themes: AI coding, Models, Agents

  1. 1OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini became available to Copilot users in Copilot Chat
  2. 2A new partnership brings Anthropic's Claude to GitHub Copilot, selectable in the model picker
  3. 3A partnership with Google brings Gemini 1.5 Pro to Copilot in the coming weeks
  4. 4Copilot multi-file editing became available in VS Code with a new edit mode
  5. 5GitHub Copilot came to Apple developers in Xcode
  6. 6GitHub Models, a playground to compare and build with AI models, became available to all
  7. 7GitHub Spark was shown to build apps from natural language, blurring the line between developers and everyone else
AnnouncementStatus
Multi-model CopilotClaude, Gemini and OpenAI o1 models in CopilotPreview
Copilot multi-file editingEdit mode across files in VS CodeGA
GitHub Copilot for XcodeCopilot for Apple developersPreview
GitHub ModelsModel playground and side-by-side comparisonGA
GitHub SparkBuild micro apps in natural languagePreview
Companies on stage

Named or launching: Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, GitHub

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