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by k__ 1775 days ago
I think Copilot is a hard problem, maybe it isn't even solvable.

Sometimes it blatantly copies GPL code without my knowledge.

Sometimes I myself write code that could be part of a GPL code-base, without knowing.

Funny thing is, the difference here isn't the actual code that's written, but that Copilot has seen many GPL code bases and I didn't.

Sometimes I really have the feeling Copilot understands my code base and suggests code that seems to be custom tailored to it. Albeit in most of the cases it doesn't fit 100%.

I think the latter cases are when Copilot shines and doesn't violate GPL code at all, but can I be safe? Probably never.