GitHub Copilot app's canvases argue chat is the wrong AI interface

GitHub argues that chat is often the wrong interface for AI work and proposes customizable "canvases" inside the GitHub Copilot app.

Canvases are full-stack applications running without browser chrome that can communicate bi-directionally with the Copilot agent and execute code locally.

The post cites examples including a Connect 4 game, a Winget package manager UI, and a SQLite database interface.