lautanMay 16, 2024

NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code

https://lemmy.ca/post/21303181

NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code - Lemmy.ca

> New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) is presumed to be tainted (i.e. of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD’s licensing goals) and cannot be committed to NetBSD. > > https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html [https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html]

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I get banning for quality, but for potential copyright is pretty stupid.
May 17, 2024 at 4:01amWeb
Show threadSpedwellMay 17, 2024

It’s not really stupid at all. See the matrix code example from this article: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-code-generation-ownership

You can’t really know when the genAI is synthesizing from thousands of inputs or just outright reciting copyrighted code. Not kosher if it’s the latter.

Ownership of AI-Generated Code Hotly Disputed

<p>A copyright storm may be brewing for GitHub Copilot</p>

IEEE Spectrum