From Prototype to Production: GitHub Copilot Transforms Incomplete Fact-Checking AI into Enterprise Tool

This submission showcases practical productivity gains from AI-assisted coding, demonstrating how GitHub Copilot accelerated the transformation of a working hackathon prototype into a full-featured, production-ready application. The revival adds critical infrastructure layers—database persistence, environment configuration, automated testing—that bridge the gap between proof-of-concept and deployable software, offering valuable insights for developers facing incomplete projects.