> Shinwell also consulted AI regarding the copyright, which told him that “I conclude that no code was copied from oxcaml” and gave reasons. Unconvinced, maintainer Gabriel Scherer said “the fact that the tool that produced the code attributes its copyright to a real human is a clear sign that something is an issue.”
This is inaccurate, Mark Shinwell didn't participate to the discussion, and if he somehow consulted AI, it is not mentioned anywhere in the discussion. Actually, the AI analysis was performed by the PR submitter.
The topic of the article has been discussed in another HN submission:
> Asked why some of the files credited Shinwell as the author, Reymont said, “Beats me. AI decided to do so and I didn’t question it.”
Any engineer who answers "beats me" to any question about code they "authored" should be permanently banned form contacting a compiler ever again. Jesus...
The shameless "I did not write a single line of code" only cements my verdict.
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> Shinwell also consulted AI regarding the copyright, which told him that “I conclude that no code was copied from oxcaml” and gave reasons. Unconvinced, maintainer Gabriel Scherer said “the fact that the tool that produced the code attributes its copyright to a real human is a clear sign that something is an issue.”
This is inaccurate, Mark Shinwell didn't participate to the discussion, and if he somehow consulted AI, it is not mentioned anywhere in the discussion. Actually, the AI analysis was performed by the PR submitter.
The topic of the article has been discussed in another HN submission:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46039274