Some longtime users have tried to delete their past contributions or rewrite them into gibberish, but the protests haven't had much effect. A handful of governments - including Brazil's privacy regulator on Tuesday - have also tried to step in.
Platforms are responding - with mixed results... it's partnering with AI chatbot developers and has punished some of its own users who tried to erase their past contributions in protest. It's one of a number of social media platforms grappling with user wariness - and occasional revolts - as they try to adapt to the changes brought by generative AI.
Software developer Andy Rotering of Bloomington, Minnesota, has used Stack Overflow daily for 15 years and said he worries the company 'could be inadvertently hurting its greatest resource' - the community of contributors who've donated time to help other programmers.
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