Just got this from Microslop GitHub:
> We're updating how GitHub uses data to improve AI-powered coding tools. 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.
I barely ever use GitHub. When I do, it's when I am forced to because some project I rely on only uses GitHub.
If your project is only using GitHub, please consider migrating.
@mkljczk not to use Microsoft GitHub Copilot, nor Microsoft GitHub for that matter.
There is a lot of reporting on how using genAI in coding is actually detrimental to productivity and quality of work, and how it leads to de-skilling.
Here's a great long read that doesn't mention Copilot, but rather looks at the effects of using these tools from a more long-term perspective:
https://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/89367
This post was initially written in French, Si personne ne paie pour la preuve, tout le monde paiera pour le sinistre Let’s start with a truism. In ordinary life, just as in economic life, we have to make decisions without ever knowing everything. Every decision involves some uncertainty, and therefore some risk. Some risks are … Continue reading If No One Pays for Proof, Everyone Will Pay for the Loss →
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