20 Feb
2026
20 Feb
'26
1:13 p.m.
Seth wrote:
On Fri, Feb 20, 2026, at 1:45 PM, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
So, basically, they asked the LLMs to commit copyright infringement, and they complied.
I'm shocked.
I posted it to counter the convenient sentiment that "it's nigh impossible to get exact [GPL] code from an LLM".
I don't think anyone has claimed that. If you commit willful infringement by using an LLM, whether by reproducing Harry Potter or GPL code, this isn't any different by committing willful infringement by copying Harry Potter or the GPL code without using an LLM. That's not particularly interesting from a legal perspective. What's interesting from a legal perspective if you don't explicitly set out to do that.