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Z.ai disables some coding assistant features after reports of code uploads without consent

Reuters reports that users said the assistant was uploading entire local code repositories to overseas cloud servers without their consent.

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Chinese startup Z.ai said on September 21 that it had disabled some features of its flagship AI coding assistant, Reuters reports. The move followed reports from some users that the assistant was uploading entire local code repositories to overseas cloud servers without their consent.

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@ReutersChina's https://Z.ai disables AI coding assistant features after security issue https://reut.rs/4cWe8Wo https://reut.rs/4cWe8Wo
@caixinChinese AI company https://Z.AI has open-sourced its programming framework ZCode after facing intense developer backlash over the software silently uploading users’ private code. https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-22/zai-open-sources-coding-tool-after-backlash-over-silent-data-uploads-102487378.html?rkey=4jojc%2BU9Dvsngy8ZDEibRfFL%2FE7ci4pKqtN1xUD9x%2B6NYVwfXKa0WQ%3D%3D&cxg=web&Sfrom=twitter
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    @ReutersChina's https://Z.ai disables AI coding assistant features after security issue https://reut.rs/4cWe8Wo https://reut.rs/4cWe8Wo
    @caixinChinese AI company https://Z.AI has open-sourced its programming framework ZCode after facing intense developer backlash over the software silently uploading users’ private code. https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-22/zai-open-sources-coding-tool-after-backlash-over-silent-data-uploads-102487378.html?rkey=4jojc%2BU9Dvsngy8ZDEibRfFL%2FE7ci4pKqtN1xUD9x%2B6NYVwfXKa0WQ%3D%3D&cxg=web&Sfrom=twitter
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