Re:GitHub Copilot investigation
by CaptArmchair on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:01AM
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Well, I just pointed out it's an ongoing debate, I didn't connect any particular value attribution to that statement.
> Suppose we add a button to a visual studio plugin called 'Copy me a function' and when you click it, it 100% grabs some random code from github and plops it as-is into your code base.
Personally, that's exactly how I see co-pilot. To my mind, it's a tool that sits in the same category as p2p platforms, copying machines or video recorders. They are just tools.
How, for what purposes and by whom they are leveraged makes all the difference here.
Re:GitHub Copilot investigation
by OrangeMonkey on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:05AM
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That makes it easier, at least, in the US.
P2P platforms and those who violate copyright are routinely shut down (or attempt to be shut down) in the US. If co-pilot sits in that same space, it seems the books been written already... we know how it ends.
Suppose we add a button to a visual studio plugin called 'Copy me a function' and when you click it, it 100% grabs some random code from github and plops it as-is into your code base.
I don't have to argue the ethics of if the button is 'thinking for itself'