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One has to admit, Copilot raises many questions regarding global code quality, reviewing processes and copyright. It's a marketing success.


Honestly, I see this exact issue as the main accomplishment of Copilot. It shows that the black-box machines are to be considered harmful and are incompatible with the current intellectual property and privacy frameworks.

This issue goes way beyond just code - imagine GPT-like systems being used in medical diagnosis and results can suddenly depend on the date of the CT-scan or the name of patient, because the black-box simply regurgitates training data...




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