GitHub previews AI-powered code scanning autofix

GitHub is previewing code scanning autofix, a feature that combines its GitHub Copilot AI assistant with its CodeQL code scanner to provide suggested fixes to discovered vulnerabilities. Code scanning autofix is available in a public beta to GitHub Advanced Security customers.

Launched March 20, code scanning autofix makes vulnerability fixes available right away as a developer is coding, GitHub said. GitHub Copilot AI is used to provide a code suggestion and explanation directly in the pull request. Code scanning …

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