GitHub Copilot as open source code laundering? (twitter.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2021 | 1028 points by agomez314 | ai coding | original thread |
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rgbrenner Jul 2, 2021 | on: Copilot regurgitating Quake code, including sweary comments | context

So this makes it official... this post[0] and the comments on the announcement[1] concerned about licensing issues were absolutely correct... and this product has the possibility of getting you sued if you use it.

Unfortunately for GitHub, there's no turning back the clocks. Even if they fix this, everyone that uses it has been put on notice that it copies code verbatim and enables copyright infringement.

Worse, there's no way to know if the segment it's writing for you is copyrighted... and no way for you to comply with license requirements.

Nice proof of concept... but who's going to touch this product now? It's a legal ticking time bomb.

0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27687450

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27676266

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