Look, we all already know that any code that an LLM generates is plagiarized, basically by definition. And if that plagiarized code was copied from a source with anything other than a CC0 or Public Domain license, your copy has a distinctly nonzero chance of violating some sort of license requirement; perhaps some copyright, attribution, or re-licensing clause.
I think it’s only a short matter of time until someone develops a code-scanning tool to look for potential license violations in popular FOSS projects found in commits created by LLMs. They would then use those commits to shake down projects for money, demand licensing fees, or demand IP ownership of certain features, based on those commits.
If you’re a closed-source software behemoth, maybe you’ll never deal with this, because nobody can directly inspect your code for violations. And besides, it’d take too much money to sue you. But if you’re a FOSS project with any grant or foundation money behind you? You’d look like a pretty juicy target.
