[makerofthings]

If an AI can license-wash open source software like this then the licenses become meaningless. Which is fascinating. Commercial software cloning that is simple enough for an average person to drive is next and the ultimate form of piracy, see an app for $10? Don’t fancy paying? Just ask ChatGPT for a clone. Future is going to be wild.

[paxys]

You've just described why every SaaS stock has taken a beating in the last 6 months.

[makerofthings]

How long until this thing is good enough to clone photoshop? Or Skyrim? I think all bets are off for the software world.

[pphysch]

Automatic QA/testing becomes the main challenge, so probably a ways off. How do you "specify" Skyrim?

[makerofthings]

There are lots of playthroughs on YouTube, I would expect at some point you can ask it to watch them and the “generate a game like that”.

[j-bos]

> ultimate form of piracy

Nothing was stolen, not even copied, lamest piracy I've heard of.

[makerofthings]

I take your point, but if the re-implementation looks the same, I would say it’s a form of copying. (Which I don’t think is a problem, I don’t think you should be able to own sequences of numbers.)

[wvenable]

What does it mean to look the same? Just look at modern automobiles:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENE01g6X0AA7w5r?format=jpg

Are they copies? Can all these car companies sue each other?