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0 pointstapoxi3mo ago0 comments

So they don't own the copyright to most of their code? What's the value then?

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They do. Where did you get this? All the providers have clauses like this:

"4.1. Generally. Customer and Customer’s End Users may provide Input and receive Output. As between Customer and OpenAI, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Customer: (a) retains all ownership rights in Input; and (b) owns all Output. OpenAI hereby assigns to Customer all OpenAI’s right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output."

https://openai.com/policies/services-agreement/

shakna3mo ago

The outputs of AI are most likely in the public domain. As automated process output are public domain, and the companies claim fair use when scraping, making the input unencumbered, too.

It wouldn't be OpenAI holding copyright - it would be no one holding copyright.

bcrosby953mo ago

Courts have already leaned this way too, but who knows what'll happen when companies with large legal funds enter the arena.

macrolime3mo ago

So you're saying machine code is public domain if it's compiled from C? If not, why would AI generated code be any different?

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robocat3mo ago

What about patents - if you didn't use cleanroom then you have no defence?

Patent trolls will extort you: the trolls will be using AI models to find "infringing" software, and then they'll strike.

¡There's no way AI can be cleanroom!

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