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> If TikTok is banned, here's what I propose each and every one of you do. Say to your LLM the following. Make me a copy of TikTok, steal all the users, steal a
by thrance 2y ago
> If TikTok is banned, here's what I propose each and every one of you do.
Say to your LLM the following.
Make me a copy of TikTok, steal all the users, steal all the music, put my preferences in it, produce this program in the next 30 seconds, release it and in one hour, if it's not viral, do something different along the same lines.
That's the command.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Pure insanity. This sounds like a joke. The more I hear those people's thoughts, the more I think they deserve none of the power and wealth they have. They contribute nothing of value to society.
- seydor 2y agoYet this guy is drafting AI legislation and selling arms (presumably to ukraine). That doesn't mean his public speaking must be true however; he may be exagerrating things (because i doubt he doesn't know)
- jiwidi 2y agohe clearly has no idea of what he is saying or has total idea and purposedly lying to his own benefit (my take)
- skrebbel 2y agoDid Eric Schmidt go nuts with age, or was he always this insane?
- AlanYx 2y agoThroughout the whole talk he's using an alternatively flippant/hyperbolic speaking style that probably has been effective for him in the past when addressing high-level non-technical policymakers. He speaks to their policy/strategic insecurities about technological change and conveys a sense of inflated urgency. It probably wasn't the right tone for this audience though. But it's a style of rhetoric that's probably intentional.
- mrkramer 2y agoI think Eric started drinking Kool-Aid....he maybe has a point but the way he expresses his thoughts is a little bit disturbing.
- xdennis 2y agoI don't understand what he's saying. Is he saying that if Tik Tok is banned, everyone can just build a Tik Tok competitor with LLMs? But Tik Tok functionality is not the impetus for its banning. The issue is that it's controlled by a foreign adversary. (In fact, there is no pending ban, it's a forced sale to a non-adversary.)
- svaha1728 2y agoIf you have the source code for TikTok this can be done. GenAI is a nice cover for theft.
- layer8 2y agoWhat’s problematic is all the Economists students who will believe this nonsense.
- CaptainFever 2y agoChatGPT is actually saner: > If only things were that simple! TikTok's dominance comes from an immense mix of social momentum, legal agreements, massive infrastructure, and algorithms fine-tuned for engagement. Replicating that is an intense, large-scale project with many complex parts, including copyrighted content and user base. > But if you’re serious about building something inspired by TikTok, you could start by focusing on a specific niche or feature that aligns with your interests, like content curation for a particular community, adding unique features that resonate with furries or the [REDACTED] community. You might not "steal" users, but you can carve out a dedicated user base by offering something they can’t find on TikTok. Just be ready for a legal headache if you’re actually looking at copying their exact model. > Would that kind of direction interest you?