Hacker News Reader

They are referring to the fact that the US ignored European IP in its early days and relating that to what China is doing to the US now.

View on HN

I am just saying, this AI controversy has roots from before the creation of OpenAI. If OpenAI used European IP, I would think that would be a good thing for Europe, assuming AI is the future?

Sorry for talking Ancient History lol

What we call AI is not “the future”. But I’m not sure how OpenAI stealing European IP would help Europe, even if it is.

What’s also funny is that the promoters of the “China is stealing all of our IP in exchange for their labor” folks never mention why corporations don’t just pull out?

Are these IP thefts or technology transfers? If corporations are having their IP stolen, why don’t they just leave?

These narratives never explain or mention this. Idk why people still latch onto them, they are completely uninteresting “China is stealing all our IP and there’s nothing we can do about it except for continuing to allow our IP to be stolen” is an IQ test and trope.

Does “theft of IP” outweigh, or not, “access to very cheap labor (read: jobs)” ?

We need to stop simping for corporations and start thinking critically about these things.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com