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Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by karmajunkie »

fifilura wrote: post #10
vouaobrasil wrote: post #6

I actually closed by Github account because I don't want to support AI or have my code trained on AI. Now I'm extra happy I shut it down.

> I don't want to support AI or have my code trained on AI. What are your arguments for this?

GP doesn’t actually need arguments for it. As change agents AI companies need to argue why they should be allowed to train on others’ code, and clearly in GP’s case they’ve failed to meet the burden of proof.

Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by qwertox »

asdev wrote: post #5

I ditched Copilot for Cursor and never looked back. Cursor might be the only other AI product with product market fit than ChatGPT, it's that good

Automatic multiline in-line-edits blew my mind. But the AI's eagerness of wanting to edit something frustrated me enough to no longer use it.

Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by vouaobrasil »

fifilura wrote: post #10
vouaobrasil wrote: post #6

I actually closed by Github account because I don't want to support AI or have my code trained on AI. Now I'm extra happy I shut it down.

> I don't want to support AI or have my code trained on AI. What are your arguments for this?

1. I believe AI is detrimental. It makes us go too fast. It's all about production now, pure efficiency over individuals.

2. AI is too dangerous. Whatever innovations used for benign applications will be eventually used for more dangerous applications such as advanced genetic engineering and the military.

3. AI uses too much energy. It's disrespectful to the resources that we have.

4. AI is an apex technology amongst technologies designed to further enrich the elite and strengthen the power structure.

5. AI will also be used to completely replace workers at a speed much faster than other automations and I don't agree with that. The new jobs that have been created are demeaning such as "AI Prompt Engineer".

6. AI is one step closer to technology creating autonomous technology, and that's a bad thing.

Society needs to slow down and find alternative, more sustainable solutions. AI is aligned with short-term economic efficiency and that is detrimental.

Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by vouaobrasil »

itronitron wrote: post #14
vouaobrasil wrote: post #6

I actually closed by Github account because I don't want to support AI or have my code trained on AI. Now I'm extra happy I shut it down.

i recently learned about sourcehut.org which has "No AI features whatsoever"

Nice! I am definitely using this.

Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by uludag »

I feel like this free plan is just enough to get someone hooked and require them to upgrade to paid.

Like, imagine GPS navigation wasn't widespread and there was a paid service that gave you 20 free trips. Eventually your normal navigation skills would atrophy and you'd be obliged to purchase.

Re: GitHub Copilot is now available for free

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Post by beyang »

For those looking for a free coding assistant they can also use at work / in the enterprise, Cody has had a free tier for awhile: https://sourcegraph.com/cody

- Works with local models

- Context-aware chat with very nice ergonomics (we see consistently more chats per day than other coding assistants)

- Used by both indie devs and devs at very large enterprises like Palo Alto Networks

- Hooks nicely into code search, which is important for building a strong mental model inside large, messy codebases

- Open source core

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