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Sure, GitHub’s AI-assisted Copilot Writes Code for You, but Is It lLegal or Ethical?

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Jul 11, 2022

GitHub’s Copilot is an AI-based, pair-programming service. Its machine learning model raises a number of questions. Open source experts weigh in.

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