Copilot

also referred to as: co-pilot

8 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Feb 16, 2023 by Amjad Masad · across every show →

Everything said about Copilot, oldest first

Feb 16, 2023 bullish
Assertion Supported
Masad: Replit uses three distinct AI models while Copilot uses one
“Copilot uses a single model, rapidly uses like three different models of different sizes. So the smallest models as the model, you know, over your shoulder, continuously giving you suggestions, then a medium sized model to do the transformations and things lik…”
Amjad Masad Feb 16, 2023 ▶ 25:34 The 1000x Developer with Amjad Masad
May 2, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Horowitz: Fully replacing human software developers requires a major AI breakthrough
“I'm getting a little more Skeptical about the distance between, like, what we can do now with co-pilot to complete human elimination just in terms of the technologies that we've seen. Like, that last that last mile is a long mile, bro. It is not We're going to…”
Ben Horowitz May 2, 2024 ▶ 44:55 Startup Building: Challenges & Opportunities
Dec 16, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Strange: Every white-collar worker will eventually have an AI copilot
“I believe that every white-collar worker eventually is going to have a copilot, and some of those roles will be replaced by agents.”
Angela Strange Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 2:41 When Regulation Becomes Code
Dec 16, 2024 positive
Insight
Strange: Successful compliance startups use AI copilots rather than autonomous agents
“Smarter entrepreneurs are getting around this in two different ways. One it's much more of a co-pilot versus a full angel versus a full agent. And then they're able to Test enough edge cases around that the likelihood of hallucination is very, very, very low b…”
Angela Strange Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 4:36 When Regulation Becomes Code
Sep 24, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Casado: Microsoft's initial Copilot product was actually created by OpenAI
“I learned recently it was created by OpenAI, so that kind of explains it.”
Martin Casado Sep 24, 2025 ▶ 45:04 Software Finally Eats Services - Aaron Levie
Oct 16, 2025 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rabois: Microsoft is losing its lead in AI coding to startups
“They started with an advantage in coding, Copilot, etc. They're losing that.”
Keith Rabois Oct 16, 2025 ▶ 22:24 Keith Rabois: Israel, OpenAI, Opendoor, and DOGE
Nov 10, 2025
Disclosure
Truell: Founders knew developers would switch editors because Copilot converted them
“So at the time, it's not super controversial now, but at the time, people just thought it was very weird to do an editor. Whether it was a fork or not a fork they said you can't get people to switch their code editor. They're too tied to it, which we knew was …”
Michael Truell Nov 10, 2025 ▶ 9:12 Michael Truell: How Cursor Builds at the Speed of AI
Aug 27, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bornstein: Copilot was the dominant AI coding tool in early 2024
“Now the leading coding harness was Copilot by like a mile, right? This was like the consensus thing.”
Matt Bornstein Aug 27, 2026 ▶ 1:37 How Cursor Built One of AI’s Fastest-Growing Companies
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