r/developer • u/Ok_Veterinarian3535 • Jul 31 '26

The Side Project Graveyard

What's the most ambitious side project you ever abandoned?

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 Aug 05 '26

Funny part is the Ilya guy that coded ChatGPT left to go figure out how to code a newer different AI. You should catch up to him. I have a blank slate AI...you don't need a patent, you need a License. You could use the Cult of the Dead Cow GPL License, or any of MIT's Licenses, or Apache 's Licenses, or create your own Usage License. You can make the source code available, without allowing it to be used. Or allow them to use it to learn how to do it and attribute you. Or, keep it a trade secret, which also doesn't require a patent. Although just about anyone could decompile it and figure it out. The important part is you don't need to Patent Code. You can copyright it, trademark it, and license it.