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Amazon has a secret workaround to scrape GitHub for model training
- tardismechanic 2y agohttps://archive.is/2024.06.14-142849/https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-secret-workaround-scrape-microsoft-github-ai-training-data-2024-6 https://archive.is/2024.06.14-142849/https://www.businessins...
- smcin 2y ago[Non-paywalled version]: https://dataconomy.com/2024/06/14/amazon-has-a-secret-way-to-scrape-microsofts-github-and-feed-its-ai-model/ https://dataconomy.com/2024/06/14/amazon-has-a-secret-way-to... According to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider, Amazon’s AGI Group worked around Github's 5,000 request/hr/account limits by 'encouraging' its employees to create multiple GitHub accounts and share their access credentials. By leveraging a network of accounts simultaneously, Amazon aims to condense what would have been a multi-year endeavor into a matter of weeks. Dataconomy: The ethical implications are significant. By soliciting employees to share personal GitHub accounts, Amazon is potentially accessing data without explicit consent from GitHub or the repository owners.
- acdha 2y agoThat’s a straight up violation of the terms of service, which seems legally perilous given how easy it’d be to prove: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service#3-account-requirements https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-t...
- fikjusulta 2y agoI would appreciate a formal mechanism to opt out of data collection for Amazon (as well as OpenAI and Microsoft).