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> Why Copilot was trained on FOSS code but not copyrighted Windows code, and whether the company can specify all the software licenses and copyright holders att
by bilekas 4y ago
> Why Copilot was trained on FOSS code but not copyrighted Windows code, and whether the company can specify all the software licenses and copyright holders attached to code used in the training data set.
Seems a case of "license respect for me but not for thee".
Microsoft are just a string of companies changing their original promises when taking over smaller companies with proper values.
See : Meta with Oculus not needing a FB account.
- master_crab 4y agoI don’t know. It might be a good idea for all of us that they didn’t use Windows code for the modeling…
- bilekas 4y agoActually this is kinda funny. But ignores the main problem!
- tr1ll10nb1ll 4y agoMeta is said to change the policy requiring a Facebook account soon, by the way. I would hope when they release the new VR headsets, this would come into effect. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/10/meta-removing-facebook-login-requirement-for-quest-headsets-by-next-year/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/10/meta-removing-faceboo...