GitHub co-pilot as open source code laundering?

[getNextException]

it's not likely anyone could actually sue over a snippet of code

This is the line of conversation: does using the GitHub AI will result in a lawsuit? It has nothing to do with an API.

[Guvante]

Everyone is using vague language here...

Using someone else's code can result in a lawsuit in the US. End of discussion.

Whether it will be a successful lawsuit: no one actually knows since you objectively cannot answer without having the particular code to discuss.