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It shouldn't do that, and we are taking steps to avoid reciting training data in the output: https://copilot.github.com/#faq-does-github-copilot-recite-c... https://docs.github.com/en/early-access/github/copilot/resea... In terms of the permissibility of training on public code, the jurisprudence here – broadly relied upon by the machine learning community – is that training ML models is fair use. We are certain this…
> training ML models is fair use In what context? You are planning on commercializing Copilot and in that case the calculus on whether or not using copyright protected material for your own benefit changes drastically.
----> for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research Copilot is not criticizing, reporting, teaching, or researching anything. So claiming fair use is the result of total ignorance or disregard.