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Re:Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and high... by skeledrew on Thursday August 07, 2025 @01:46AM (#44821011)
It's not free if there's any kind of expected return.
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Re:Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and high... by juliangmp on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:58AM (#44821803)
Attribution would be one thing. See ooen-source and free software licenses.
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Re:Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and high... by skeledrew on Thursday August 07, 2025 @04:32AM (#44822051)
There are specific constraints on "free" in that context. For example *GPL also generally forbids providing functionality without making the source available.
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Re:Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and high... by rightbyte on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:35AM (#44821290)
If the return is also free, yes. A smile or a thank you is free to give.
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