I'm in the "professional with a powerful new tool" category, using copilot in an IDE on a work project for the first time.

Been messing with code for over 10 years but never in a professional capacity and it's been helpful for quickly getting me up to speed with unfamiliar libraries or languages, or HW interfaces. I'd be fine giving it up tho.

It's an undeniably powerful tool with genuinely impressive capabilities. Because of this I'm convinced that a zero tolerance policy is a losing proposition long term in terms of popular support.

But it's also an open question what the real cost of operating these things is in the long term is. We're still in the bubble with huge amounts of capital going around to make these available for use below their actual cost. It's likely many would not fine it worth using if presented with its unsubsidized cost.