https://www.kenmuse.com/tags/ai-and-machine-learning/Discover Azure, DevOps, and development insights with Ken Muse, a DevOps Architect at GitHub and 4x Microsoft Azure MVPen-usweekly1https://www.kenmuse.com/tags/ai-and-machine-learning/32https://www.kenmuse.com/tags/ai-and-machine-learning/favicon/favicon-32x32.png32https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/dynamic-instructions-for-copilot/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400dynamic-instructions-for-copilotAIDevOpsGitHubKeep Copilot skills small -- use a script to deliver only the instructions that match your version and license, and why that demands supply-chain caution.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/decoding-copilot-token-costs-using-vs-code/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400decoding-copilot-token-costs-using-vs-codeAIGitHubDevOpsLearn to read VS Code's Copilot token logs and calculate the exact AIC cost of each request step by step.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/why-copilot-instructions-dont-need-folder-map/Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400why-copilot-instructions-dont-need-folder-mapAIDevOpsGitHubVS Code's Copilot automatically injects your workspace structure into every chat. Here's how that could make your folder map instructions redundant.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/understanding-agentic-memory-in-github-copilot/Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400understanding-agentic-memory-in-github-copilotAIDevOpsGitHubLearn how agentic memory helps AI coding assistants retain context across sessions, with a look at memory types and Copilot's implementation.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/multiple-subagents-the-surprising-reasons-it-works/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400multiple-subagents-the-surprising-reasons-it-worksAIDevOpsLearn why using multiple AI subagents improves results through cleaner context, natural output diversity, sharper task prompts, and adversarial reviews.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/how-temp-topk-topp-minp-control-llm-output/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400how-temp-topk-topp-minp-control-llm-outputAILearn how temperature, Top-K, Top-P, and Min-P control LLM output by shaping the probability distribution models use to select the next token.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/workspace-vs-worktree-isolation-in-copilot-cli/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400workspace-vs-worktree-isolation-in-copilot-cliAIDevOpsGitHubRun Copilot CLI sessions in parallel without repo chaos. Learn when to use workspace or worktree isolation, then review, merge, and clean up safely.https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/why-focused-ai-agents-get-better-coding-results/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400why-focused-ai-agents-get-better-coding-resultsAIDevOpsGitHubLearn why focused AI agents outperform generalists. 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