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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.
View change record →GitHub's Terms of Service update on April 19, 2026 involved substantial revisions across 54 sentences, with 40 sentences removed and 4 added. The extent of change suggests modifications to core service provisions; however, without access to the specific language that was modified, removed, or added, the precise operational implications for users cannot be determined. Users should review the updated Terms directly to understand how the changes affect their usage rights, account obligations, or dispute resolution procedures.
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the Company reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review or monitor Inputs and Outputs using automated and manual tools.
If you use a feature of our Services that is integrated with, facilitated by, or otherwise assisted by artificial intelligence...your inputs are "User Content" and the outputs of that service are "Chegg Content"...
you acknowledge that other users of our Services may, through no fault of Superhuman, use inputs that are similar to yours and, as a result, receive the same or similar outputs as your Outputs.
"If you opt out, GitHub will not collect or use your Inputs and Outputs for the purposes described in this paragraph from the effective date of your opt-out going forward.Excerpt from GitHub's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If you opt out, GitHub will not collect or use your Inputs and Outputs for the purposes described in this paragraph from the effective date of your opt-out going forward.”
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