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1. Conlectus · 1790598456 · focus · HN ↗

   There’s a specific downside to LLM-based development that people can get neck deep in a new project without interfacing with the existing work in the field.

   In this case, this is basically a poorly specified implementation of half of XMPP. Of course, I half expect the LLM would have mentioned that at some point, but the repository does not.

   1. RunSet · 1790608694 · focus · HN ↗

      > I half expect the LLM would have mentioned that at some point, but the repository does not.

      The repository does not even mention this software is LLM-generated.

      I wonder when/if the collective realization will land that LLM's failure to retain provenance during training means the code it generates exists in an indeterminate state of public domain / IP trap.

      1. Revanche1367 · 1790620528 · focus · HN ↗

         The AGENTS.md file in the repo with its contents is a pretty clear giveaway though.
      2. someonebaggy · 1790638331 · focus · HN ↗

         "retaining provenance" isn't a real thing. Courts have ruled and keep ruling that a model is not a derivative work of its training data.

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