#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
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@david_chisnall They announced this policy change on 25th March 2026 and it comes into effect 24th April 2026.
Note that this change doesn't apply to Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users.
@harrysintonen @david_chisnall The email I received was pretty explicit that it's interactions with the slop that will be used to train and that if you previously disabled all activity feeding it then it also applies here, and mine remains disabled.
From April 24 onward, your interactions with GitHub Copilot—including inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—may be used to train and enhance AI models unless you opt out.
If you previously opted out of the setting allowing GitHub to collect this data for product improvements, your preference has been retained— your choice is preserved, and your data will not be used for training unless you opt in.
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen Sounds like a politicians trick. Tell the masses what they want to hear but in reality just do what you want anyway.
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@harrysintonen
*puts on tinfoil hat*Why does this give me the vibes of "well, yelp, we already did the training on your data, and now we just try to manufacture a legal ground to do so, so we can use your consent as a legal defense in ongoing and future lawsuits".
@chainq @harrysintonen Well, you know history of Microsoft, so this is less a tinfoil hat more a hard won experience.
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
Had no idea: job forces Microsoft on us. Ugh. Thanks so much for the heads-up!
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@b
"• Outputs accepted or modified by you
• Inputs sent to GitHub Copilot, including code snippets shown to the model
• Code context surrounding your cursor position
• Comments and documentation you write
• File names, repository structure, and navigation patterns
• Interactions with Copilot features (chat, inline suggestions, etc.)
• Your feedback on suggestions (thumbs up/down ratings)"@harrysintonen @b So if you don't use Copilot you're fine is what I gather from this?
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen Also the link "Privacy Statement" does not lead to a privacy statement, it just shows the "What is GitHub Copilot?" page. -
#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen@infosec.exchange I specifically don’t use GitHub, and haven’t for years (ever since the M$ purchase). Scummy resource.
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen @bluestocking you can also disable the option by going to codeberg.
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen
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@harrysintonen @bluestocking you can also disable the option by going to codeberg.
@harrysintonen @bluestocking @pnuw can github be poisoned enough to wreck copilot?
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@harrysintonen That showed up as ‘disabled’ for me when I went to the settings page. I think it’s been there for a while, I vaguely remember turning it off a while ago.
I went there recently to turn this stuff off and it was enabled just now so
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
When the fossil fuel industry orders up an attack on the literacy levels of an electorate, there are no half-measures.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/De-education, orchestrated by billionaires, takes many forms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/16/koch-network-says-it-wants-remake-public-education-that-means-destroying-it-says-author-new-book-billionaire-brothers/AI & a neofeudalist ideology
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/26/ai-dark-ages-enlightenment -
R relay@relay.infosec.exchange shared this topic
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen @msbw done! thanks
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#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.
Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.
Actions speak louder than words.
You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features
@harrysintonen I assumed they were already doing that. I assume they still are, with some weasel words so that you can't sue them even if you could afford to. And there are all the other reasons not to be on github too.
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Koch Network & Rockbridge Network fund research into immortality for the 1%
Can you imagine the harms & hate mongering of an immortal Charles Koch, #PrinceBonesaw, Putin, Xi, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Tim Dunn, or Peter Thiel?
Charles Koch, like Bradley before him & the 60 year war on voting rights, already has plans to rule from the grave for decades to come.
Charles Koch's audacious new $5 billion political scheme
Billionaire Charles Koch, who will turn 88 on November 1, is funneling his wealth into two secretive organizations that can continue his right-wing political advocacy for years.
(popular.info)
6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families who have spent years working to promote climate change denial has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to remake American government.
DeSmog (www.desmog.com)
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Koch Network & Rockbridge Network fund research into immortality for the 1%
Can you imagine the harms & hate mongering of an immortal Charles Koch, #PrinceBonesaw, Putin, Xi, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Tim Dunn, or Peter Thiel?
Charles Koch, like Bradley before him & the 60 year war on voting rights, already has plans to rule from the grave for decades to come.
Charles Koch's audacious new $5 billion political scheme
Billionaire Charles Koch, who will turn 88 on November 1, is funneling his wealth into two secretive organizations that can continue his right-wing political advocacy for years.
(popular.info)
6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families who have spent years working to promote climate change denial has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to remake American government.
DeSmog (www.desmog.com)
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AI is another way the Epstein Class seeks immortal rule by the 1%.
Stalin, Putin and an enduring obsession with immortality | Letter
Letter: Readers respond to an article by Aleks Krotoski about dictators and tech billionaires wanting to ‘solve the problem’ of ageing
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Imagine the perpetual evil of an immortal Peter Thiel, Stephen Miller or Trump, the Qrazies.
These billionaires want to disrupt death—and keep their fortunes forever
Sci-fi meets Silicon Valley meets the trust industry.
Mother Jones (www.motherjones.com)
‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity
Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Imagine a deathless rogue AI polluting information access for decades to come.
Digital Immortality Market Next Big Thing | Major Giants OpenAI, NVIDIA, Eternime
Press release - HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited - Digital Immortality Market Next Big Thing | Major Giants OpenAI, NVIDIA, Eternime - published on openPR.com
openPR.com (www.openpr.com)
The billionaire-led quest for immortality
Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel and more are involved in research dedicated to prolonging human life beyond, say,100 years.
The Week (theweek.com)
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality
Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
A booming longevity industry wants to sell us ‘immortality’. There could be hidden costs
One big risk is overdiagnosis: the more you test, the more you’ll find. Much of this may be clinically irrelevant, meaning unnecessary follow-ups, costs and anxiety.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
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AI is another way the Epstein Class seeks immortal rule by the 1%.
Stalin, Putin and an enduring obsession with immortality | Letter
Letter: Readers respond to an article by Aleks Krotoski about dictators and tech billionaires wanting to ‘solve the problem’ of ageing
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Imagine the perpetual evil of an immortal Peter Thiel, Stephen Miller or Trump, the Qrazies.
These billionaires want to disrupt death—and keep their fortunes forever
Sci-fi meets Silicon Valley meets the trust industry.
Mother Jones (www.motherjones.com)
‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity
Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Imagine a deathless rogue AI polluting information access for decades to come.
Digital Immortality Market Next Big Thing | Major Giants OpenAI, NVIDIA, Eternime
Press release - HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited - Digital Immortality Market Next Big Thing | Major Giants OpenAI, NVIDIA, Eternime - published on openPR.com
openPR.com (www.openpr.com)
The billionaire-led quest for immortality
Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel and more are involved in research dedicated to prolonging human life beyond, say,100 years.
The Week (theweek.com)
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality
Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
A booming longevity industry wants to sell us ‘immortality’. There could be hidden costs
One big risk is overdiagnosis: the more you test, the more you’ll find. Much of this may be clinically irrelevant, meaning unnecessary follow-ups, costs and anxiety.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
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Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker
Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real world
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Silicon Valley’s Quest to Build God and Control Humanity
The Nation Magazine
The Nation (www.thenation.com)
Or evil ideas like Andreessen, Buchanan, Powell, & Andrew Mellon lasting forever, instead of fading into obscurity.
Paul Krugman warns of the consequences of zombie economic ideology.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-zombie-tariffs
Arguing with Zombies review: Paul Krugman trumps the Republicans
The Nobel-winning economist and New York Times columnist is at the top of his game in eviscerating those who have dragged America down
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
talking with Paul Krugman about the Trump economy and zombie Republican policies
A recording from Paul Krugman and John Harwood's live video
(paulkrugman.substack.com)
Immortality: The Meaning of Buchanan's Life - Econlib
An Econlib article by Peter Boettke on “Virginia Political Economy: James Buchanan’s Journey” shows how political philosophy and economics were enmeshed in Buchanan’s work. It also reminded me of an interesting two-part video of an interview of Buchanan by Geoffrey Brennan. The two economists often worked together and were notably co-authors of The Reason of […]
Econlib (www.econlib.org)
Immortality at a price: how the promise of delaying death has become a consumer marketing bonanza
Lengthening life has become big business for the wellness industry, with consumers being sold the idea they can delay death – if they are willing to pay for it.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/01/immortality-gilgamesh-bezos-thiel/
Oracle head Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data into one big system to study - including your DNA
Larry Ellison has big plans
TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
The Real Life Tech Execs That Inspired Jesse Armstrong’s 'Mountainhead'
Just like in "Succession," Jesse Armstrong's new movie about the tech elite borrows heavily from real life.
TIME (time.com)
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Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker
Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real world
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Silicon Valley’s Quest to Build God and Control Humanity
The Nation Magazine
The Nation (www.thenation.com)
Or evil ideas like Andreessen, Buchanan, Powell, & Andrew Mellon lasting forever, instead of fading into obscurity.
Paul Krugman warns of the consequences of zombie economic ideology.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-zombie-tariffs
Arguing with Zombies review: Paul Krugman trumps the Republicans
The Nobel-winning economist and New York Times columnist is at the top of his game in eviscerating those who have dragged America down
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
talking with Paul Krugman about the Trump economy and zombie Republican policies
A recording from Paul Krugman and John Harwood's live video
(paulkrugman.substack.com)
Immortality: The Meaning of Buchanan's Life - Econlib
An Econlib article by Peter Boettke on “Virginia Political Economy: James Buchanan’s Journey” shows how political philosophy and economics were enmeshed in Buchanan’s work. It also reminded me of an interesting two-part video of an interview of Buchanan by Geoffrey Brennan. The two economists often worked together and were notably co-authors of The Reason of […]
Econlib (www.econlib.org)
Immortality at a price: how the promise of delaying death has become a consumer marketing bonanza
Lengthening life has become big business for the wellness industry, with consumers being sold the idea they can delay death – if they are willing to pay for it.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/01/immortality-gilgamesh-bezos-thiel/
Oracle head Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data into one big system to study - including your DNA
Larry Ellison has big plans
TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
The Real Life Tech Execs That Inspired Jesse Armstrong’s 'Mountainhead'
Just like in "Succession," Jesse Armstrong's new movie about the tech elite borrows heavily from real life.
TIME (time.com)
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Tech feudalism is a plan for making inequality intergenerational for the 99%. Again.
Larry Ellison wants to put all US data in one big AI system
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
(www.theregister.com)
Digital Eugenics and the Extinction of Humanity
If we are to combat the AI industry’s push to build digital gods, we have to understand the ideology of the antihumanist project, writes Dr. Émile P. Torres.
Tech Policy Press (www.techpolicy.press)
The Immortals: meet the billionaires forking out for eternal life
A fascinating and often terrifying new podcast delves into the lengths ‘longevity superstars’ will go to make 90 the new 50, from swapping blood with the young to designing the first ‘post-humans’
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
If they could turn back time: how tech billionaires are trying to reverse the ageing process
Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel are pouring huge sums into startups aiming to keep us all young – or even cheat death. And the science isn’t as far-fetched as you might think
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Billionaires dream of immortality. The rest of us worry about healthcare | Jill Abramson
Trump’s attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare leaves Baby Boomers approaching retirement with nervous jitters
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03790-2
The tech billionaires trying to hack aging to extend their lives
Take a look at 8 wealthy tech executives on a quest for the fountain of youth.
Business Insider (www.businessinsider.com)
Chilling book exposes true cost of tech bros' immortality dreams
Why does it matter that Silicon Valley's tech bros are out to cheat death? Graham Lawton finds out in Aleks Krotoski's The Immortalists, a disturbing new book that charts the territory with brilliantly dispassionate reporting
New Scientist (www.newscientist.com)
Peter Thiel Wants to Inject Himself With Young People’s Blood
The Silicon Valley billionaire reportedly sees blood transfusions as the pathway to radical life extension.
Vanity Fair (www.vanityfair.com)
Next Up for Silicon Valley: Solving Death
Billions of entrepreneurial dollars are being poured into solving humanity's death problem.
Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)
Peter Thiel and the Project of a New Humanity: Immortality, Techno-States, and the Rule of the Chosen"They built a world for everyone. I'm building one for those who survive."
Peter Thiel — co-founder of PayPal and Palantir — is not just building companies. He’s building an alternate future. A world without death.
(quasa.io)
Immortality isn’t progress. It’s paralysis.
The pursuit of immortality ignores how death powers life’s natural cycles, from cellular turnover to ecological renewal and adaptation.
Freethink (www.freethink.com)
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@TheGreatLlama @Npars01 @harrysintonen I did not notice the article saying "being a psychopath is a bad thing."
You may want to read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychopath_Test
(I like all things Jon Ronson).In it, Ronson discusses psychopathy with the investor "Chainsaw Al." For "Chainsaw Al" psychopathy personality traits are 100% positive.
I think for CEOs, a psychopathy diagnosis would be a badge of honor. "Empathetic is pathetic with a prefix."
