NHS to close-source GitHub repos over AI, security concerns
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Obscurity is not security
Also, its already out there. Already been crawled by AI and hopefully preserved by individuals and the IA etc. What're they gonna do, a full rewrite?
Also making github repos private doesnt stop microslop from still using it to train copilot.
Exactly the wrong direction if security is a concern. Why tf you think Linux is open source you absolute air fryers
https://keepthingsopen.com/
The same NHS that's desperately trying to pipe as much data as it can into palantir?
They're concerned about national security now?