▲ 943 ▼ GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all (www.theregister.com) submitted 7 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 125 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) They bought it 8 years ago lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is true but I always felt like there was an ulterior motive behind it. Like wow all of a sudden MicroSoft cares about open source code and contribution? I always felt like they did it to figure out how add backdoors into stuff somehow but then again I am a paranoid person and always assume the worst with companies in the tech field permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago* I think their motive was internal usage and classic embrace/extend/extinguish, along with github was generally well liked amongst its users, so maybe gives MS a bit of a boost on that front. I can not imagine they knew what was coming with LLMs but I definitely could be wrong. Oh and they offer it to businesses so it's another feather in their MS365 ecosystem cap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is true but I always felt like there was an ulterior motive behind it. Like wow all of a sudden MicroSoft cares about open source code and contribution? I always felt like they did it to figure out how add backdoors into stuff somehow but then again I am a paranoid person and always assume the worst with companies in the tech field permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago* I think their motive was internal usage and classic embrace/extend/extinguish, along with github was generally well liked amongst its users, so maybe gives MS a bit of a boost on that front. I can not imagine they knew what was coming with LLMs but I definitely could be wrong. Oh and they offer it to businesses so it's another feather in their MS365 ecosystem cap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago* I think their motive was internal usage and classic embrace/extend/extinguish, along with github was generally well liked amongst its users, so maybe gives MS a bit of a boost on that front. I can not imagine they knew what was coming with LLMs but I definitely could be wrong. Oh and they offer it to businesses so it's another feather in their MS365 ecosystem cap. permalink fedilink source parent