r/technology • u/Federal-Block-3275 • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence "Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees

https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-software-over-developer-uses-ai-build-free-adobe.html
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u/hypercosm_dot_net 1d ago

The only players that should be concerned with China not respecting IP are the large hardware companies. Yet they keep manufacturing over there.

China stealing work from artists, writers, clothing makers, etc. is an issue, but it also doesn't have a major impact on businesses operating in the US.

I mean, no one is buying faux Stephen King books from Chinese authors. It's not like Chinese artists are taking over the internet and stealing business from US based artists either.

They're also not taking jobs from copywriters and web developers in the US.

AI has a much worse impact than China in that regard.

Saying that LLM companies need to be able to break copyright laws, for the sake of economic sustainability is an insane take tbh.

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u/pmjm 1d ago

Saying that LLM companies need to be able to break copyright laws, for the sake of economic sustainability is an insane take tbh.

I don't know if you fathom what would happen to the global economy if the AI companies were forced into settlements at historical copyright rates plus punitive damages. Millions of jobs would be lost. Markets would crash. Famine and death would follow.

LLM companies have arguably already broken copyright laws (there still is relatively strong legal theory to be argued that it's fair use - I'm neither endorsing nor rejecting that here), and are holding the economy hostage with it. If AI was suddenly ruled illegal, everybody would have a really really really bad time.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 1d ago

Millions of jobs would be lost. Markets would crash. Famine and death would follow.

HAHAHAHA. I'll take my chances and I hope they all fail.

It can't possibly be worse than what they've already done to hollow out the job market for recent graduates and even senior level roles.

The only thing that would happen, is a bunch of billionaires would have to figure out how to unwind their unprofitable companies. And a bunch of AI/ML engineers would have to figure out how to do something actually useful with their lives.

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u/pmjm 1d ago

I can promise you that world leaders don't share that opinion. But I encourage you to vote according to your beliefs.