I wonder if the inherent public domain nature of genAI output will lead to licensing issues and forced code releases in the future.
Someone would have to prove slop code was used; but the same copyright issues with slop art apply, with the added complication of obscured licensing terms.
Where I work, genAI tools are banned because we do contracts that involve transfer of ownership with disclosure of third-party source. The lawyers state that, genAI's removal of attribution, it runs afoul of the disclosure requirement. It's a fireable offense to even have the tools installed on work computers/devices.
Someone would have to prove slop code was used; but the same copyright issues with slop art apply, with the added complication of obscured licensing terms.
Where I work, genAI tools are banned because we do contracts that involve transfer of ownership with disclosure of third-party source. The lawyers state that, genAI's removal of attribution, it runs afoul of the disclosure requirement. It's a fireable offense to even have the tools installed on work computers/devices.