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Who legally owns the code generated by AI tools if I use them to build a software product for my retirement project?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Who legally owns the code generated by AI tools if I use them to build a software product for my retirement project?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship computer code copyright 2025 report officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
OpenAI terms of use ownership output input output ownership officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
GitHub Copilot terms ownership code suggestions intellectual property officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVED

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship computer code copyright 2025 report official Google ↗
OpenAI terms of use ownership output input output ownership official Google ↗
GitHub Copilot terms ownership code suggestions intellectual property official Google ↗
  1. Terms of Use · openai.com
  2. GitHub Copilot · Your AI coding agent · GitHub · github.com
  3. GitHub Terms of Service · docs.github.com

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship computer code copyright 2025 report official
OBSERVED
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OpenAI terms of use ownership output input output ownership official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
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of 1
GitHub Copilot terms ownership code suggestions intellectual property official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
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of 1