--- title: Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks... description: Stack Overflow's partnership with OpenAI has sparked dissatisfaction among the community due to concerns about software development impact, neglect of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks Controversy and User Suspension | daily.dev og:description: Stack Overflow's partnership with OpenAI has sparked dissatisfaction among the community due to concerns about software development impact, neglect of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EjkBZ9xEf.png og:image:alt: Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks Controversy and User Suspension og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks Controversy and User Suspension **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Stack Overflow's partnership with OpenAI has sparked dissatisfaction among the community due to concerns about software development impact, neglect of citations, and lack of transparency in source attribution for AI-generated answers. ## Content Stack Overflow recently announced a partnership with OpenAI, but the deal has sparked dissatisfaction among the Stack Overflow community. Concerns have been raised about the impact on software development and the neglect of citations by OpenAI. In protest, users have been deleting their posts to prevent them from being used by OpenAI, leading to a decline in traffic for Stack Overflow. However, these attempts have been met with suspensions from Stack Overflow moderators, who emphasize the importance of community benefit. Users are frustrated about the use of their data without permission and the lack of transparency in source attribution for AI-generated answers. Overall, the partnership between Stack Overflow and OpenAI has generated controversy and highlighted the need for discussions on consent and attribution in the age of AI. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#ethics](https://daily.dev/tags/ethics) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks Controversy and User Suspension","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef"},"datePublished":"2024-05-09T12:01:48.929Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T12:44:49.650Z","description":"Stack Overflow's partnership with OpenAI has sparked dissatisfaction among the community due to concerns about software development impact, neglect of...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3d20e49b976a4bb409ac2c92a9ef938b?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3d20e49b976a4bb409ac2c92a9ef938b?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/stack-overflow-s-partnership-with-openai-sparks-controversy-and-user-suspension-ejkbz9xef","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"openai,ethics","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Stack Overflow's Partnership with OpenAI Sparks Controversy and User Suspension"}]} ```