AI Coding Assistants: Attribution, Copyrights, Moral Rights and more... - What's AI episode 12

What's AI Podcast by Louis-François Bouchard

An interview with David Mertz, senior developer, data scientist, and author, who explores the fascinating world of generative AI and its applications in coding and AI coding assistants like Copilot and ChatGPT.

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Chapters:

0:00 Hey! Tap the Thumbs Up button and Subscribe. You'll learn a lot of cool stuff, I promise.

1:59 Why did you get into the field of political science?

4:04 What is AI-generated?

9:06 What are the best insights from your books?

15:03 What are the dangers of using ChatGPT as a coding assistant?

16:45 Where do you draw the line from using a writing assistant to AI-generated?

18:38 Will AI coding assistants affect programming innovation?

20:49 Limitations of AI coding assistants...

27:27 How will AI coding affect copyrighting vs. other changes like the invention of the printer?

34:40 What can people who use or develop AI models do to help progress with copyrights and moral rights?

37:29 Watermarking in AI

41:05 Would you recommend using ChatGPT and/or Copilot?

43:25 What legal issues should the people using such technologies be afraid or careful of?

45:48 Are you optimistic regarding generative AI?