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Minitap accuses Google of stealing open-source code for Artemis project

A team at Minitap has accused Google of stealing their open-source code for a project called Artemis, which automates mobile devices. The Minitap team discovered code in Artemis that was identical to their own open-source experiment, including specific instructions and even a shared bug. They also noted that their names as original authors were removed from the code's history and replaced with another author's name before the project's release. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about intellectual property and attribution in open-source AI development.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a blog post and a social media post discussing an accusation of code theft, rather than an official announcement or release from a major AI lab.

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Minitap accuses Google of stealing open-source code for Artemis project

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · MysteryPancake ·

    Google stole open source code without crediting the authors (Artemis/Minitap)

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    Google stole open source code without crediting the authors (Artemis/Minitap) https://www. minitap.ai/blog/i-expected-bet ter-from-google # ai # google

    Google stole open source code without crediting the authors (Artemis/Minitap) https://www. minitap.ai/blog/i-expected-bet ter-from-google # ai # google