> Devs never just wrote code, they took ownership of the outcome. Business owners put their money on the line for product decisions.
Does the same thing apply to Mickey Mouse? Would you say it's fine to use Disney characters in my own creations, as long as I take ownership of the outcome and put my money on the line for product decisions?
I am not saying that taking responsibility gives you the license to violate copyrights.
My point is that devs have always learned from open-source code and the internet, then used that knowledge to write their own proprietary software. Why should it be any different when AI learns from the same sources and produces new code?
Does the same thing apply to Mickey Mouse? Would you say it's fine to use Disney characters in my own creations, as long as I take ownership of the outcome and put my money on the line for product decisions?
My point is that devs have always learned from open-source code and the internet, then used that knowledge to write their own proprietary software. Why should it be any different when AI learns from the same sources and produces new code?