From 7fd4edd5a908a4cbba935d2acfbb4fc8729bd15f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NanoCode012 <nano@axolotl.ai>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:22:46 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: opt-in model

---
 docs/telemetry.qmd               |  9 ++++-----
 src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py | 30 ++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/telemetry.qmd b/docs/telemetry.qmd
index d4d08d4fe..ef52400e9 100644
--- a/docs/telemetry.qmd
+++ b/docs/telemetry.qmd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Telemetry
-description: A description of the opt-in telemetry implementation in Axolotl.
+description: A description of the telemetry implementation in Axolotl.
 ---
 
 # Telemetry in Axolotl
@@ -39,16 +39,15 @@ runtime metrics telemetry.
 The telemetry system will block training startup for 15 seconds to ensure users are
 aware of data collection, unless telemetry is explicitly enabled or disabled.
 
-## Opt-In Mechanism
+## Opt-Out Mechanism
 
-Telemetry is **disabled by default** on an opt-in basis. To enable it, set `AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=0`.
+Telemetry is **enabled by default** on an opt-out basis. To disable it, set
+`AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `DO_NOT_TRACK=1`.
 
 To remove the warning message about telemetry that is displayed on train, etc. startup,
 explicitly set: `AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=0` (enable telemetry) or `AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1`
 (explicitly disable telemetry).
 
-**Note**: Telemetry will move to an opt-out model in a later release.
-
 ## Privacy
 
 - All path-like config information is automatically redacted from telemetry data
diff --git a/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py b/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py
index dde97dad9..c739c15b5 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py
@@ -20,20 +20,19 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 POSTHOG_HOST = "https://app.posthog.com"
 POSTHOG_WRITE_KEY = "phc_1kUR0o04oJKKTTeSsIz2Mfm5mpiVsQEf2WOlzljMD7y"
 
-OPT_IN_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS = 10
-OPT_IN_WARNING = (
-    "\nTelemetry is currently disabled by default. If you'd like to help improve "
-    "Axolotl, consider enabling it by setting AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=0 in your environment.\n\n"
+OPT_OUT_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS = 10
+OPT_OUT_WARNING = (
+    "\nTelemetry is now enabled by default to help improve Axolotl. "
+    "If you'd like to disable it, set AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1 in your environment.\n\n"
     "Telemetry data helps us understand:\n"
     "- Which features are most used\n"
     "- What hardware configurations to prioritize\n"
     "- Where users encounter errors\n\n"
     "Personally identifiable information (PII) is not collected.\n\n"
     "To remove this warning, explicitly set AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=0 (enable telemetry) "
-    "or AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1 (explicitly disable telemetry).\n\n"
-    "Note: Telemetry will move to an opt-out in a later release.\n\n"
-    "For details, see: https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/docs/telemetry.html\n\n"
-    f"Sleeping for {OPT_IN_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS}s..."
+    "or AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1 (disable telemetry).\n\n"
+    "For details, see: https://docs.axolotl.ai/docs/telemetry.html\n\n"
+    f"Sleeping for {OPT_OUT_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS}s..."
 )
 
 WHITELIST_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / "whitelist.yaml")
@@ -166,9 +165,8 @@ class TelemetryManager:
         whether this is the main process (for the distributed setting and to avoid
         sending duplicate PostHog events per GPU).
 
-        Note: This is disabled by default on an opt-in basis. Set
-        `AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=0` to enable telemetry. We plan to move to an opt-out
-        model in a later release. For more details, see
+        Note: This is enabled by default on an opt-out basis. Set
+        `AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK=1` to disable telemetry. For more details, see
         https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/docs/telemetry.html.
 
         Returns:
@@ -178,19 +176,19 @@ class TelemetryManager:
         axolotl_do_not_track = os.getenv("AXOLOTL_DO_NOT_TRACK")
         do_not_track = os.getenv("DO_NOT_TRACK")
 
-        # Default to disabled (opt-in model for initial release)
+        # Default to enabled (opt-out model)
         if axolotl_do_not_track is None or axolotl_do_not_track.lower() not in (
             "0",
             "1",
             "false",
             "true",
         ):
-            # Print opt-in info message for main process only
+            # Print opt-out info message for main process only
             if is_main_process():
-                LOG.warning(OPT_IN_WARNING)
-            time.sleep(OPT_IN_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS)
+                LOG.warning(OPT_OUT_WARNING)
+            time.sleep(OPT_OUT_WARNING_SLEEP_SECONDS)
 
-            return False
+            return True
 
         # Only rank 0 will send telemetry
         if not is_main_process():