[matheusmoreira]

If Copilot can look at GPL code and use that to synthesize new code, why can't a Microsoft employee?

[giantrobot]

Because the lawyers haven't caught up with Copilot yet. Legal has been hounding developers for decades at this point.

[andreime]

bingo

[naikrovek]

eh not really. it's more about being able to reasonably testify in court that no GPL code was introduced into a codebase that they want to license with a non-GPL license and not be lying.