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Which programming languages are truly not corporation owned and represent freedom?

Under US copyright law, AI systems can be trained on open source projects regardless of license terms, according to an analysis of the legal landscape, with the only remedies being closed source distribution or legal reform. The analysis notes that non-commercial open source licenses may be violated by exact copying but not by creating similar works, and that whether an AI acts under someone's instructions does not change the copyright analysis because the law predates AI. The discussion also touches on language choices such as Racket and Common Lisp, with most developers selecting whatever language best accomplishes their goals.

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Under US copyright law, I believe they are able to train on any open source projects regardless. Some open source projects may be for non-commercial use, in which case copying them exactly could be a violation, but using it to make something similar is allowed. Note that whether an AI is doing it under someone’s instructions doesn’t make a difference, as the copyright law predates AI. There isn’t a way to stop AI scraping other than closed source or legal reform.

Racket is indeed a Lisp and therefore, is said to retain its potent psychedelic effects, but I didn’t stick with it long enough to verify it. If you have some experience, Common Lisp could be better depending on what you want to do.

I think most people use whatever language allows them to best accomplish their goals and, if that changes, switch language.

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