Jokes on them. All my GitHub code is written by AI.
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No shit. GitHub is owned by Microslop. It was only a matter of time.
Surely AI training was the top bullet point on the buy pitch.
Nah, they bought it way before LLMs were a mainstream / realistic thing
Sure, but we were all talking about AI and the data it will need for decades.
Bro, I dont dig this either, but the title is a bit misleading. What they said (and they have been pretty transpartent about it: banner on the site plus email if you have an account) is that they will train their Copilot models from the user interactions with copilot, and you can opt-out.
Now, I know the importance of defaults, but we are talking about Github, a platform for developers, I would REALLY assume these are the people that REALLY are able to toggle a setting to their preference, especially when they have been properly informed about it.
Let's try to save the indignment for when it is justified, this was not executed in a shady way, I would much rather Microsoft do any policy change this way.
At least thats my opinion lol
It should be opt in, not opt out.
I've interacted with way too many developers that would struggle with this, you're giving them too much credit as a whole
I'm not surprised, companies are starting to realise that AI is only as useful as the data it's trained on. If you blast it with all the internet slop we have completely unfiltered, it's going to start fucking up all it's responses. It's not just about the volume of data, it's about the quality of that data. Sites like Github, and academic journals, contain the exact data that companies need to create well rounded LLMs, that don't go off on racist rants and declare themselves as "MechaHitler". That makes data like Github's pure gold.
Counterpoint, I've poisoned it with absolute dumb shit and the worst code you've ever seen
Intentionally, right? Right?
US Lenders: "Hey, you want some money from the infinity free money spigot"
A handful of nerds paying attention: "Well, if they drink from the money fountain, we're leaving!"
FUCK YOU MICROSLOP
codeberg.org
Just made an account there myself. Has it worked nicely for you? (I'm assuming so since you recommend it)
There's really not much locking us in to GitHub. Even moving an existing repo is not that hard. I started using Codeberg a few months ago and have yet to see the downside
Yeah, I’m on forgejo and the grass is just as green.
Unless you want to self host runners to public code — I haven’t figured that out yet. But I run my own server on my own network so I’m not exactly worried about security.
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Helpful page:
Download all of your GitHub data
Update: Downloaded all my repos using instructions from that link and deleted my GitHub account. Fuck 'em.
It's funny you think that deleting your account is goanna remove the data.
They will just pull a back up. There's zero chance these companies are going to risk losing the equivalent of pure gold
Let me guess, you are from the US
Whether they are or not, these companies are. And despite the GDPR or other protections required by EU countries, I highly doubt that these companies will truly honor that. They will just be better about obfuscating it.
Yeah and Github does not let you use an alias for the login email. For real I got shadowbanned (or something similar): I did not see any warning and could not do any search in a repo and noticed my issues went unanswered... because nobody could fucking see them. So I wrote to support and they told me to use a name.surname email address. I told them to fuck off and never logged in again.
Holy shit this is insane!
Microsoft is truly one of the worst companies for the user experience in my opinion. Its like they hate their users.
I have not been accurate. Here was the answer:
GitHub** (GitHub Support)
May 30, 2025, 8:49 AM UTC
Hi there,
Thank you for contacting GitHub Support.
Our abuse detecting systems flagged your account because of the email address you used to register the account. Before we can remove the flag we need you to add and verify a personal, non-disposable, non-aliased email address.
You can add an email address by following the steps here:
https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account
…and you can follow these steps to verify it:
https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/verifying-your-email-address#verifying-your-email-address
Once more, we'll need you to remove the current email address from your account.
To clarify, we don't need anything 'traceable' to you, feel free to use protonmail or tutanota etc. (just examples, we don't have any particular recommendation here) it just can't be a "throwaway" or temporary domain for security and deliverability reasons. You are also welcome to connect to GitHub using a VPN or TOR node if and as you wish.
Let us know when you've completed these steps and we'll be happy to review your account again.
**
Github support,
Rio.
The alias was/is active, verified and verifiable, I even have TOTP and my fucking phone number on that account, I just checked... So no, thanks, I am not going to send you DNA samples.
if you're telling me that this isn't something that they have been doing for years already, I would call you a liar. I think you are a liar. why would you do this to me
I thought they were doing it for years ;)
Assume the worst. Never be surprised
I’m already in the process of leaving, not to Codeberg, but to a self-hosted instance of Forgejo.
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Time to dump GitHub for codeberg.
Wonderful! Let's go tell it lies.
Everyone should be lying to LLM's, but the way. Do it often. Do it daily. Make them even more useless.
GitHub is such a shit hole these days. Half the time, they won't even let me view a repo unless I'm logged in.
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.
Toó much work. It's easier to just migrate out of that shithole.
Thank you!
Done.
Also, go Team Codeberg.
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In a move that should shock nobody. I have not made a new repo there for a year, and started to migrate to Codeberg.
Microslop at it again…
I'm glad they did this because it finally gave me the push to move all my stuff to Codeberg.
'We don't know how to write code, so we will steal yours via our sloppy AI"
my repos are NOT going to make their code less sloppy let me tell you
There's a reason present day "AI-in-everything" Microsoft bought a code hosting company.
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