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Rather than defending this absurd decision, GitHub could instantly win back trust by admitting they f*** up and reversing it entirely. If they want to incentiv
by _pdp_ 7mo ago
Rather than defending this absurd decision, GitHub could instantly win back trust by admitting they f*** up and reversing it entirely.
If they want to incentivise people to contribute their sources and copilot sessions, they could easily make it opt-in on a per-repository basis and provide some incentive, like an increased token quota.
This is not hard.
- NegativeK 7mo agoAI is maximizing the move fast and break things approach, including not asking for permission from its userbase. It's consistent with believing that AI is the future -- if a company doesn't perform really well, it loses that race. And if the userbase they piss off is also the userbase that's skeptical about AI, then they're not pissing off anyone that's relevant to the company winning. Downside: Pissing off users is gross.
- danaris 7mo agoThe problem is, GitHub is owned by Microsoft, and Microsoft is desperately trying to shove AI into everything in hopes that it will save them.