[stale2002]

Actually yes they are. Code has been determined to be protected speech.

[jimbokun]

Weights are not code.

[rileymat2]

Is talking about weights? Is saying "You know what, ....., make great weights" speech? In a scientific article is the data appendix protected speech?

Generally, instructions to create something are speech, weights could pretty clearly be seen as instructions to create a chatbot.

All I am saying is that it is complicated, they could go either way with it.