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AI startup PearAI sparks backlash over cloned code and licensing issues

A new AI coding editor startup, PearAI, has faced significant backlash for initially releasing its product under a proprietary license despite being based on an open-source project. PearAI founder Duke Pan admitted the tool was a clone of another AI editor, Continue, and that the initial closed license was generated by ChatGPT. Following criticism and community notes on X, PearAI reverted to the original Apache open-source license, with the founder apologizing for the lack of clarity. AI

影响 Highlights the critical importance of adhering to open-source licenses and ethical development practices in the AI tooling space.

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AI startup PearAI sparks backlash over cloned code and licensing issues

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