Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (currently X) as well as Square, now called Block Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), have ignited a debate over intellectual property rights. The tech magnates have suggested a complete eradication of IP laws, a move that has stirred controversy in the tech industry. What Happened: Dorsey initiated the discussion with a post on X stating, “delete all IP law.” Musk, who now owns X (formerly Twitter), promptly agreed with Dorsey’s se
Like, I agree. But we all know that he’s not saying this out of the goodness of his heart. Completely removing any sort of IP laws right now would mean tech billionaires like him get free reign training AI models… And more importantly, making money with AI models.
IP law needs overhauling, but these are the last people (aside from Disney et al) I’d trust to draft the new ones.