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Re:GitHub Copilot as open source code laundering? by lucideer on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:20AM (#27689616)
Your question had already been preempted in the OP. Specifically:

> "but eevee, humans also learn by reading open source code, so isn't that the same thing"

> - no

> - humans are capable of abstract understanding and have a breadth of other knowledge to draw from

> - statistical models do not

> - you have fallen for marketing

-- https://twitter.com/eevee/status/1410049195067674625

Re:GitHub Copilot as open source code laundering? by corobo on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:01PM (#27692270)
I preemptively commented that I'd seen that tweet three hours before your comment figuring someone was going to quote it at me haha

Preemptive, doesn't work as it turns out :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27687586

Re:GitHub Copilot as open source code laundering? by lucideer on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:18PM (#27692445)
Nice catch