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GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

go.theregister.comGitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after allAs 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.…

28/3/26, 8:17 am50 reposts63 likes

Earth Visitor

@earthvisitor.bsky.social

28 Mar

Does one have to opt out by that date or can i still opt any time later?

Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson

@trudheim.se

28 Mar

Seems like self-hosting a GIT server along with a CI/CD infra is the way to go. It also seems like it's becoming essential to avoid USA owned corporations to maintain data sovereignty - whether they have a EU based subsidiary or not.

Jimmy Zed

@zootius.bsky.social

28 Mar

So if a creator decides not to allow their code to be accessible to AI, but I've forked their code and neglected to set that flag, bad luck mate.

Jimmy Zed

@zootius.bsky.social

28 Mar

Albeit, a public repo will have been assimilated into the slop machine anyway.