You are describing local models and they’re getting pretty damn good, especially at coding.

They are, but you are allowed to reveal yourself. Hence the warning from the judge that would be a bad idea.

Agreed 100%. It’s not some evil conservative weapon, it’s simply don’t quote others without attribution. Don’t give them that weapon against you, it’s crazy someone would think this wouldn’t come back to bite them.

Undergrads get held to this standard, so should all academics.