> It creates a body of knowledge, everyone can use and can't be sued for since it would be the industry standard way to do things.
That's just not true. If the "industry standard way to do things" is to violate other peoples' copyright, then everyone doing that absolutely can be sued.
And while it's not clear if using these AI tools constitutes copyright infringement, it looks to me like there's at least a very strong case that could be made.
And at up to $10,000 per copy (register your code with the copyright office if you care about this issue!), that starts to add up very quickly. Even for a company like Microsoft.
That's just not true. If the "industry standard way to do things" is to violate other peoples' copyright, then everyone doing that absolutely can be sued.
And while it's not clear if using these AI tools constitutes copyright infringement, it looks to me like there's at least a very strong case that could be made.
And at up to $10,000 per copy (register your code with the copyright office if you care about this issue!), that starts to add up very quickly. Even for a company like Microsoft.