I am a software developer working on a side project at night, and I need to know who owns the generated code if I use AI tools on my company laptop.
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I am a software developer working on a side project at night, and I need to know who owns the generated code if I use AI tools on my company laptop.
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
United States employee invention assignment agreement company equipment personal side project software code ownership employment agreement AI-generated code copyright lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
US Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship copyright guidance software code employment work made for hireGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
United States employee invention assignment agreement company equipment personal side project software code ownership employment agreement AI-generated code copyright law Google ↗
US Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship copyright guidance software code employment work made for hire Google ↗
- What is Copyright? · copyright.gov
- Standard Application Help: Author · copyright.gov
- Know the Law: Who Owns Intellectual Property Created by Employees? · mclane.com
- NewsNet Issue 1060 · copyright.gov
- United States Copyright Office · copyright.gov
- NRS: CHAPTER 600 · leg.state.nv.us
- Ownership of Employee Inventions · fennemorelaw.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States employee invention assignment agreement company equipment personal side project software code ownership employment agreement AI-generated code copyright law OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
US Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship copyright guidance software code employment work made for hire OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |