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Developer Tools

GitHub's AI Data U-Turn: What it Means for Your Code

GitHub is once again allowing its AI to train on public user data. The reversal, after significant backlash, raises fresh questions about control and ownership in the age of AI-generated code.

5 min read 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Security & Privacy

Atlassian's AI Data Grab: Opt-Out by Default Raises Alarms

The clock is ticking. Atlassian is set to default to training its AI models on your organization's sensitive Jira and Confluence data, a move mirroring industry trends that puts user privacy squarely on the customer's shoulders.

6 min read 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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AI & Machine Learning

GitHub's Copilot Quietly Turns Your Code into AI Fuel—Opt Out or Feed the Beast?

Starting April 24, GitHub Copilot's free and Pro users hand over interaction data to train AI models—code snippets, contexts, even your thumbs-up feedback. Opt out? Easy. But millions won't, supercharging Microsoft's empire.

5 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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