Le 18/07/25 à 15:20, Simo Sorce a écrit :
But at the same time a LLM does not just spit copies oc other people
code. IT *can* do that if prompted to do so, but generally I think
there is quite some creative process in instructing the AI on what to
do, and unless you are literally just asking the AI to write the same
piece of code other wrote, the chance of literal copies diminish
quickly, and IMHO they are no different than the chance of you
reproducing the same code others did because it is the natural thing to
do in the specific language for the specific task.
There are many cases where copyrighted pictures, characters, etc. are
used by LLM to generate artistic content with a generic prompt (so
without specific intention to violate the copyright).
So why this would be different for code?
This is a main difference compared to previous situation.
Before someone would do that with the intention to violate the copyright
by copy/paste by hand. And actions can be taken against this developer
for example.
The risk of reproduction by genuine accident is very low, and we can't
blame a developer for that.
Here, due to the method and the fact it can produce a percentage of code
reproduction by design, any developer using this tool can produce,
without noticing or knowing it, a copyright violation.
The scale of number of errors and their nature are different.
Ultimately the questions are:
1. can you effectively police it?
2. How like is this going to be an actual problem (ie what is the level
of risk) ?
To 1) I answer NO.
To 2) I think the answer is "LOW"
So from my point of view, the second question is not necessary low. It
can be, but this is higher compared to previous situation for sure.
More data are required to be sure about the risk here. And legal
implications are also unclear today.
Regards,
Charles-Antoine Couret
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