In reply to Miroslav Glavić.

I'm not opposed to my open source code being used to train AI software authors. I'm not opposed to my open source work being reused by other coders or AI code authors. I am 100% against the use of my work without a) full & proper attribution, b) full adherence to the licence(s) I publish my work(s) under, and c) link-backs to my projects.

The above 3 concerns are the crux of the issue. I bet few are worried about their code being used. Many would welcome the recognition -- a few more projects to add to their library of involvements. What people are worried about, and rightly so, are the lack of recognition, the lack of proper attribution and the ignorance of licence code is released under.

If Copilot does recognise, attribute and adhere to licences then the fault lies with GitHub which must do better to publicise that that it does all three and thereby reduce misunderstanding within the community.