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Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by vscode-rest on Friday March 27, 2026 @06:18PM (#47549110)
Do you use copilot?
Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by qaadika on Friday March 27, 2026 @06:31PM (#47549243)
First response: It doesn't matter if I use copilot right now. It matters if I will ever use copilot in the future. Opting-out is future-focused. What if I said "no, I don't use copilot, so I don't need to opt out", then a year from now start using copilot, completely forgetting about this whole debacle? That's the evil of opt-out. My inaction only benefits them, never me.

Second response: Maybe? I press the little button to auto-generate commit titles and messages that showed up in my Github Desktop. Does that count?

I'm asking sincerely. I don't "use Copilot" as in using it in VS Code or while writing code, so I'm honestly not sure if I am.

Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by cobertos on Friday March 27, 2026 @07:04PM (#47549532)
Do we get a choice? I did not ever explicitly enable it yet GitHub's web UI by default uses copilot to autofill my web-based edit commit messages. It also shows up on the home screen by default now.

I'm pretty sure if you use the site you're using GitHub Copilot in some way, so your question becomes irrelevant.

Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by mrits on Saturday March 28, 2026 @11:16AM (#47555347)
Do you think a single person works on a repo?