Microsoft says it will use GitHub Copilot interaction data, like inputs, outputs, and code snippets, to train its AI models from April 24, unless users opt out
The generative AI models powering ChatGPT, Copilot Gemini, and other assistants were created with mountains of training data.
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Discussion
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@kcnickerson@mastodon.social
@kcnickerson@mastodon.social
on mastodon
when did automatic “opt-in” become the default by service providers? sure its legal, but ethically and morally challenged move by any provider. https://github.blog/... @GitHub
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r/programming
r
on reddit
Github to use Copilot data from all user tiers to train and improve their models with automatic opt in
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r/BetterOffline
r
on reddit
“From April 24 onward, your interactions with GitHub Copilot—including inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—may be used to train and enhance AI models unless you opt out.” …
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r/GithubCopilot
r
on reddit
On April 24 we'll start using GitHub Copilot interaction data for AI model training unless you opt out.
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@jedisct1
Frank
on x
I'm surprised it was not already the case TBH > From April 24 onward, interaction data, specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context from GitHub Copilot users will be used to train and improve our AI models unless they opt out https://github.blog/...
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@github
@github
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📣 Important updates on how we'll use interaction data to improve GitHub Copilot. Get details and learn how to manage your preferences here. https://github.blog/...
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@jackals__
Jack Frost
on x
github bros make sure your settings are updated [image]
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@kcnickerson
Ken Nickerson
on x
when did automatic “opt-in” become the default by service providers? sure its legal, but ethically and morally challenged move by any provider. https://github.blog/... @github
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@natemoo.re
Nate Moore
on bluesky
I love when legal decides they need to add a banner to every single page on GitHub for a feature that most people are not using 💀 — github.blog/news-insight...
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@dbushell.com
David Bushell
on bluesky
gotta pay for that subsidised slop somehow — stop being the product - GitHub is not your friend — github.blog/news-insight...
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@danj2k
Dan Jackson
on bluesky
If you use GitHub make sure to opt out of their AI training.