GitHub: We going to train on your data after all
www.theregister.com
: As of April 24 you'll be feeding the Octocat unless you opt out

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.

  • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
    181·
    3 days ago

    Date

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

    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:

    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.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        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

        • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          51·
          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.

    • Samsy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      61·
      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.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

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

        • Tywèle@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          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.