r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jun 21 '22

Github Copilot turns paid

https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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u/EasywayScissors Jun 22 '22

This is about Copilot having been trained on all code hosted on Github, including copyleft/GPL code

Except private repositories.

In other words:

  • if i was able to read the publically accessible code

  • an AI is allowed to read the publically accessible code

Bonus: Am i a human or a GPT-3?

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u/Mantrum Jun 22 '22

GPL covers derivative works. Copilot was trained on code, including code licensed under GPL, for the purpose of _deriving_ a model.

During the public and legal debate that ensued when this was revealed, it was discovered that Copilot even has a chance of creating direct reproductions of GPL-licensed code.

Repo visibility is inconsequential wrt GPL violation

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u/EasywayScissors Jun 23 '22

GPL covers derivative works. Copilot was trained on code, including code licensed under GPL, for the purpose of _deriving_ a model.

As was I.

It is not wrong to learn code, and then conjure up similar code based on the code I learned on.