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GitHub's updated Terms of Service now include an explicit section governing AI features, including Copilot. The new section establishes specific contractual terms for how user data may be collected, used, and retained for developing and improving AI and machine learning models, and identifies what controls are available to users. The practical effect is that AI-related data practices are now consolidated under dedicated contractual language rather than dispersed across general service terms.
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"Legal notice to GitHub must be in writing and served on GitHub's legal agent.Excerpt from GitHub's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Legal notice to GitHub must be in writing and served on GitHub's legal agent.”
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