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GitHub: We going to train on your data after all (www.theregister.com)

submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 73 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It's not GitHub. It's Microsoft. Never forget that.

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[–] D1re_W0lf@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

MicrosoftHub?
GitSoft?
MicroHub?

🤔

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[–] bugfest@lemmy.world 40 points 7 months ago (1 child)

SlopHub

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[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago

That is the winner right there.

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[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago

Compuglobalhypermeganet.

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[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 29 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I would bet my life savings they already trained on your data

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[–] Bieren@lemmy.today 15 points 7 months ago

Right. My theory is that for all of the AI companies that have that don’t use my data option, it’s just an option on the screen. It doesn’t actually do anything. They still use your data.

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[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago

https://lemmy.world/post/44803616

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[–] theywanttocontrolyou@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Nothing intelligent will come of assimilating my code.

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[–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago

I think the only thing I have on my github account is an arduino light blinky thing I wrote at 4 AM while crossfaded because a friend needed a glowy wizard staff for a party. It can only make the model worse.

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[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

lol, enjoy my bugs Octocat

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Octocat tentacle winks you "bye!".

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