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AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too

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    AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
    Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
    https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/ai-can-rewrite-open-source-code-but-can-it-rewrite-the-license-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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      AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
      Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
      https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/ai-can-rewrite-open-source-code-but-can-it-rewrite-the-license-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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      @arstechnica "can" does not mean "can do it well".

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        AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
        Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
        https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/ai-can-rewrite-open-source-code-but-can-it-rewrite-the-license-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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        @arstechnica had he trained a new LLM without any LGPL/GPL code, then maybe...

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          AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
          Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
          https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/ai-can-rewrite-open-source-code-but-can-it-rewrite-the-license-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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          @ewhac mindshare achievement unlocked

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