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AI could police open-source code misuse, fund developers

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The idea has been proposed to leverage AI's capability in identifying vulnerabilities to scan for misuse of open-source code. This approach could potentially lead to companies being forced to release products for free or face legal action from organizations like the EFF, with any proceeds then funding open-source developers. AI

IMPACT Could shift legal and financial incentives for companies using open-source AI models.

RANK_REASON This is a proposal or idea about potential future use of AI, not a concrete event or release.

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AI could police open-source code misuse, fund developers

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You know what would be a super awesome and useful thing to do with the AI that’s great at finding holes but sucks at fixing them? What if instead of scanning co

    You know what would be a super awesome and useful thing to do with the AI that’s great at finding holes but sucks at fixing them? What if instead of scanning code for vulnerabilities, we used # ai to scan for misuse of open source code and forced companies to pull products, relea…

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