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Is "MIT Software License but No AI" Possible?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44358907An old friend of mine teaches programming and is building out a teaching language to try and make sure students don't cheat on intro lessons.https://github.com/itstheraj/PhraseLang?tab=License-1-ov-fileThey put a license in saying that basically AI cannot index this code but I think this is kinda silly and a waste of time. They told me they want to see if they can make "MIT license but no AI" a thing and they hope more open source projects hop on the train.I do see that if an AI was trained with this in the set it probably obliterates the educational value maybe. I can understand the motivation but uh....I don't think this would work tho and I want to convince them they are going a little over board LOL - what do y'all think? Is it possible to make an "MIT License but no AI?" and have it be a thing?Jun 23, 2025 6:59 PM





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