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Comment by ubercow13 | original | All AI-generated code should be Open Source
[−]ubercow13 · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:18 UTC · link
If AI generated code is not copyrightable, releasing it under an open source license is meaningless.
[−]zulban · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:20 UTC · link
I'm not sure you understand all the things that an OSS license does. For example: liability.
[−]ubercow13 · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:31 UTC · link
Maybe not, could you explain?
[−]g-b-r · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:20 UTC · link
Releasing it for sure is meaningful
[−]dboreham · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:23 UTC · link
Under those conditions it would be un-licensable (since a license is essentially an agreement not to sue for copyright infringement) but it can still be made open by publication. I'm skeptical that the "anything that comes out of AI can't be copyrighted" argument will end up holding, but in the meantime it provides a strong incentive not to make that code public.