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Comment by lelanthran | original | All AI-generated code should be Open Source
[−]lelanthran · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:11 UTC · link
> It also feels like a very discouraging time to release anything that you put a ton of effort just to get someone in minutes to steal your authorship and leave you as if you actually didn't do anything at all? Am I wrong?

Don't worry; the "developers" who generated your code will get their own law back when they find out it's almost impossible to monetise their theft.

I'm frequently amused by the number of "developers" on HN who claim that they poured weeks or months of effort into some product, and that they are the differentiating factor, but can't see that their weeks of effort can be cloned in a few prompts once they release.