Stack Overflow’s decision to seek compensation from companies tapping its data, part of a broader generative AI strategy, has not been previously reported.

After Stack Overflow signs a licensing deal with OpenAI, loyal contributors to the popular forum demand credit for their work, joining the artists and writers who feel similarly ripped off.

Stack Overflow, a site where developers can ask and answer coding questions, has temporarily banned the use of text generated from ChatGPT, a chatbot released by Open AI last week. ChatGPT is ...