Despite such flaws, Copilot and similar AI-powered tools may herald a sea change in the way software developers write code. There’s growing interest in using AI to help automate more mundane work.

A startup called Antimetal is working to harness AI to guide engineers through resolving issues with software infrastructure in much the same way existing tools help them write code.

Apple might be poised to enter the artificial intelligence chatbot race, but not in the way you’d expect. Here’s how the company could take on ChatGPT.