GitHub Copilot is reportedly injecting ads into pull requests. A paid tool, $19/month, showing sponsored content in your code review workflow.
This is the pattern repeating: build something useful, get people dependent, then extract attention. Search, social, email, and now developer tools.
There are ways to monetize AI that don't hijack your workflow. Intent-based ads serve relevant content without interrupting what you're paying to do.
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