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Code written by OpenAI and praised by GitHub may not be as good as Github says

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GitHub's study asserts that Copilot-generated code outperforms human-written code in functionality, readability, and maintainability for basic API endpoints. However, a developer has criticized the study's methodology, citing its small sample size and lack of baseline metrics. The critic argues the study appears more like marketing than a genuine evaluation, suggesting AI should complement rather than replace human programming skills.

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