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Companies reportedly using GPL code in LLMs, ignoring license terms

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Companies are reportedly incorporating code licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) into their large language models (LLMs). This practice is occurring despite the companies' previous opposition to using GPL code, and they appear to be disregarding the license terms. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the legal and ethical implications of AI training data sourcing and intellectual property.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a practice related to software licensing and AI, framed as an opinion or observation rather than a factual event.

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Companies reportedly using GPL code in LLMs, ignoring license terms

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    It’s wild that companies that were rabidly against going anywhere near GPL code are now letting LLMs incorporate it into their codebase ignoring the license, an

    It’s wild that companies that were rabidly against going anywhere near GPL code are now letting LLMs incorporate it into their codebase ignoring the license, and just hoping for the best. # AI

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