GitHub launches new AI coding agent that fixes bugs

Developer platform GitHub has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent embedded directly into its AI tool, GitHub Copilot. Users can assign the agent tasks and it can fix bugs and add features on a developer’s behalf.

Copilot helps developers write code—it suggests lines of code or even whole functions while typing. In its latest upgrade, the agent will be more active, like a mini-assistant, for the developer. Instead of passively suggesting code, the agent will understand and act on goals.

This agent will be built into Copilot itself,…