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Copilot generated commit messages on github.com is in public preview (github.blog)
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[–] KissYagni@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, fine, what's the point of generating commit message based on what's already inside the commit ?

Commit messages are supposed to give informations that are not in the modfied code. It's supposed to be the "why" you did this, not the "what" you did !