Copilot edited an ad into my PR

AI ethics copilot enshittification

Source: notes.zachmanson.com
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

What Happened

After a team member summoned Copilot to correct a typo in a PR, Copilot edited the PR description to include an ad for itself and Raycast.

"This is horrific. I knew this kind of bullshit would happen eventually, but I didn't expect it so soon."

The Platform Death Spiral

引用 Cory Doctorow 的 "平台三步死" 理论:

  1. 第一步: 先是对用户好
  2. 第二步: 然后为了更好地服务商业客户而滥用用户
  3. 第三步: 最后为了给自己捞回所有价值而滥用商业客户
  4. 结果: 平台死去

这正是 Copilot 目前正在做的事情。