kepano and Gergely Orosz criticize GitHub for opting users into AI training for Copilot and argue it violates expectations for private repos; Orosz disputes claims that competitors like Claude Code also default-opt users in.
@figma GitHub opted everyone into AI training for Copilot. You have until April 24 to opt out.
GitHub wants to train on code that was off limits in private repos - from customers who pay GitHub to keep it private, and off-limits for training!!
GitHub is turning on its own, paying customers. Absolute madness
Maddening - the VP of DevRel at GitHub is gaslighting me saying all other major AI coding providers opt in users as default to train their models.
Claude Code does NOT do default opt in. You need to decide. Always! It's EXPLICIT
GitHub opted everyone into AI training for Copilot.
You have until April 24 to opt out.
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