GitHub CEO on the AI Coding Arms Race: One Agent, 150M+ Devs

Listen to this episode from AI and I on Spotify. GitHub Copilot has 15 million users—more than Cursor and Windsurf combined. So why does it feel like they're losing the AI coding race?Last week at Microsoft Build, I interviewed the CEO of GitHub Thomas Dohmke to find out.I wanted to know: Is their huge existing user base a blessing or a curse? And will their latest launch—an autonomous coding agent built into GitHub—let them retake the lead? Watch this episode of AI & I to find outIf you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.Sponsor:Attio: Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://attio.com/every⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get 15% off your first year on your AI-powered CRM.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps:Introduction (00:00:38)Copilot’s place in the AI coding agent race (00:07:40)Inside the product decisions behind Copilot’s new agent (00:10:42)How Dohmke thinks about shaping Copilot’s personality (00:16:18)How GitHub supports both AI-native developers and legacy enterprise users (00:20:29)Dohmke’s predictions for the future of software development (00:26:57)