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So, when a human reads public code on the Internet (no matter the licence), and gains knowledge, learns (updates the synaptic weights of the brain), and then ma
by albertzeyer 5y ago
So, when a human reads public code on the Internet (no matter the licence), and gains knowledge, learns (updates the synaptic weights of the brain), and then makes (indirectly) use of that gained knowledge for further work, how is this different to this case?
- SXX 5y agoIt's no different, but if human reads copyrighted proprietary code and then reproduces part of it exactly he have good chance to get into huge legal trouble. On other hand said AI have no idea of who the code belongs to and it's able to reproduce it perfectly.
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- nowherebeen 5y agoThe difference is intent. When Github reads public code, their only intent is to profit from it. Depending on the license, that's a violation.
- albertzeyer 5y agoA human also often intends to make profit (by using the gained knowledge).
- nowherebeen 5y agoNo, they intent to learn from it or find a solution to their problem. It's much harder to argue human intent in court than GitHub blantantly doing so.