“You retain all responsibility for Your Code, including Suggestions you include in Your Code or reference to develop Your Code.”
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This clause places the full burden of responsibility for code—including AI-generated Suggestions—on the user, not on GitHub, regardless of how the Suggestions were used.
Users bear all responsibility for their Code, including Suggestions they incorporate or reference, and cannot shift that responsibility to GitHub.
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"You retain all responsibility for Your Code, including Suggestions you include in Your Code or reference to develop Your Code.Excerpt from GitHub's Copilot Product Terms
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This clause places the full burden of responsibility for code—including AI-generated Suggestions—on the user, not on GitHub, regardless of how the Suggestions were used.
Users bear all responsibility for their Code, including Suggestions they incorporate or reference, and cannot shift that responsibility to GitHub.
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