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If memory serves, Google did this with Word2Vec as well, which is a bit sketchy.

If you open source something, there should be a reasonable expectation that it is contributed to the commons. Otherwise a lot of people will build off your stuff, which you can then turn around, file a patent, and claim infringement.

Not a lawyer, but seems like a problem.



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