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GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all (www.theregister.com)
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Microsoft's GitHub next month plans to begin using customer interaction data – "specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context" – to train its AI models.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 205 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Date

As of April 24 you'll be feeding the Octocat unless you opt out

Current scope

The code locker’s revised policy applies to Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ customers, as of April 24. Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users are exempt thanks to the terms of their contracts. Students and teachers who access Copilot will also be spared.

To opt out (link edited by me to make it clickable)

Those affected have the option to opt out in accordance with "established industry practices" – meaning according to US norms as opposed to European norms where opt-in is commonly required. To opt out, GitHub users should visit github.com/settings/copilot/features and disable "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training" under the Privacy heading.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Toó much work. It's easier to just migrate out of that shithole.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How long until that magically reenables itself

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Interestingly, mine was still enabled from the last time I must have toggled that setting.

If they do screw around, they could just train on everything without asking anyone

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

I would bet literally any amount of money that the button doesn't stop the AI from training on your data.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

I hate where society is at right now. I just want to skip ahead to where the social contract makes it standard to prevent this sort of hostile behavior. Or something. I refuse to accept that it's me, and my age or culture makes me so deeply discordant to current socioeconomic practices.

[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 86 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thank you!

Done.

Also, go Team Codeberg.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 34 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the opt-out link.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Strange, I was already opt-out, must be an European thing. We are "opt-out" to a lot of things going on in the world lately.

[–] Tywele@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That option isn’t there for me.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you fall under the affected group? Maybe it's only listed for those who do

[–] Tywele@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ah, I must have missed it from your quote. I have copilot through my employer so I probably have Business or Enterprise. Thanks for pointing that out.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Just keep an eye out if you switch jobs or your company changes policies.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

No problem :)