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Comment by deniska | original | All AI-generated code should be Open Source
[−]deniska · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:26 UTC · link
The difference is the scale. Yeah, some mice and small birds are eaten by bigger predators. Doesn't mean that introducing cats to that ecosystem won't be disastrous.

Same with the ecosystem of creative work. Will some humans be inspired by my code or other artifacts? Sure. Does it mean it's fine to introduce an automated 1000 times more effective plagiarism machine to that ecosystem? Probably not. Certainly not if avoiding destroying the ecosystem is your consideration.