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[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 104 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Using Copilot even as a mere coding assistance is insane, if no other reason than you're sending all your code to Microsoft, and you also let them monitor your work habits in uncomfortably intimate details.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh no, anyways.

Edit: As if your fucking code isnt hosted on github, own by fuck knows who

[-] Thaurin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

My code is hosted on our selfhosted GitLab instance. How many companies host their code on GitHub? I’m seriously asking…

[-] dwemthy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Lots of startups. At least that's been my experience. Github org with private repos

[-] Thaurin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Does GitHub offer some sort of contract or agreement for those companies? Not an expert on these things, things like NDA’s, uptime guarantees, etc.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Because if not, I feel like this could get the team in legal or at least financial hot water with investors.

Which doesn't mean it doesn't happen, just that it's not normal and okay.

[-] Thaurin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Exactly. We’re not taking about hobby projects anymore.

[-] dwemthy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think so? I'm not an expert on the setup or agreement, just worked under that situation. I assume there's a privacy agreement and some level of uptime commitment

[-] Thaurin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I guess upstarts are expected to cut corners.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Like, a lot, also vast majority of open source projects are on github.

[-] not_IO 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Valso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I'm using Copilot to help with bash scripting when I get stuck with the script. I'm aware they'll be able to see all of my scripts but: • I'm willing to share all of my scripts with anyone who wants them, so I'm OK with it, if MS can see them. They're all FOSS literally and figuratively. • Copilot is incredibly helpful with scripts, much more helpful than the 10 year old kid named ChatGPT. When I ask Copilot to explain a certain part of the script, it explains it in an understandable way, unlike quite a few other AIs.

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