If the new code is almost identical to the original code, then it is very much subject to copyright, or at the very least is grounds for a lawsuit. And genereti

If the new code is almost identical to the original code, then it is very much subject to copyright, or at the very least is grounds for a lawsuit. And generetive AIs can and do generate output extremely similar to some of its inputs if given the right prompt. My personal opinion is that training a model isn't infringing the copyright. But generating outputs can, if they are sufficiently similar. And since the model itself can't be liable for such infringing works, I think the creator of the model should be responsible.