• lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    But what is “my code”?

    If I solve a problem but it turns out later I had read a solution to this problem somewhere and inadvertently copied it. Is it my code?

    If I use a Jetbrains provided built in template for a function and just fill in the variables, is it my code?

    What if I just accept it as is, still my code?

    If I copy a solution verbatim from Stack Overflow or a book, is it my code?

    If I iplement a well known algorithm, is it my code if it looks exactly the same as a billion other implementations of the same thing? Can you tell whether I wrote it or just copied someone elses code?

    What if Intellisense autocompletes a full function, is it my code?

    What if the autocomplete is powered by a LLM, is it my code?

    Can anything except a full clean-room implementation on a computer with no internet access be “my code”?

    Please tell me, as you seem to have this thing nailed down. I work with this stuff every day and I’m mostly in the dark about where the line between “my code” and “too much autogenerated, no copyright or even copyright ifringement” goes.