> If clean-room re-engineering a MIT code base starting from a GPL one is legit, then AI has just made that the status quo for everything.
I agree; this is what I meant by "the value is being captured by someone else".
GPL provides the author with a specific value - you get back improvements. Using AI to launder that IP so that improvements don't have to be upstreamed is effectively capturing the value.
I agree; this is what I meant by "the value is being captured by someone else".
GPL provides the author with a specific value - you get back improvements. Using AI to launder that IP so that improvements don't have to be upstreamed is effectively capturing the value.