--- title: "AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-keeping-github-chief-legal-officer-shelley-mckinley-busy-a7vumiptr source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/16/ai-is-keeping-github-chief-legal-officer-shelley-mckinley-busy/ type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2024-03-16T13:04:06.917Z updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:05.588Z tags: ["ai", "open-source", "github", "legal"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub's chief legal officer discusses the EU's AI Act and concerns surrounding Copilot and ownership. The EU AI Act aims to govern AI applications based on perceived risks. GitHub is lobbying for exemptions for open source software developers. Copilot, GitHub's AI-enabled pair-programming tool, has faced criticism for being proprietary and reliant on open source code. McKinley highlights the need for education and understanding of AI and collaborates with policymakers to allocate liability responsibly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#legal](https://daily.dev/tags/legal) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-keeping-github-chief-legal-officer-shelley-mckinley-busy-a7vumiptr)