GitHub Copilot Emits GPL, non-permissive code, and how they relate to AI-powered code assistants. There are legal ramifications with a company’s developers violating GPL licenses, independent of intent. The argument to not do so is perhaps less clear - researchers say LLMs rarely spit out training data verbatim.
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GPL, non-permissive code, and how they relate to AI-powered code assistantsGitHub Copilot trains on non-permissive licensesGitHub Copilot’s post-generation filters degrades performance drasticallyGitHub Copilot’s post-generation filters also don’t actually workCodeium’s solution: don’t train on non-permissive codeCodeium doesn’t regurgitate non-permissive codeLooking forward with Codeium2 Comments
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