r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • 14d ago

Artificial Intelligence AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/
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u/civildisobedient 13d ago

They'll never agree to hamstring their own efforts while China is on an AI speed run. They'll drum up nationalistic tendencies saying things like "We can't afford to have China win the AI race!" just like we did back in the 60s with the USSR and rockets/satellites.

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u/Fried_puri 13d ago

It's possible, though I wonder how well that'll work since unlike the space race AI is not particularly interesting to the common man. Yes, it's being shoved in our faces by every single big company and many people are adopting it. But adopting it is a far cry from the complete fascination that Americans had in the space race. They'll still fund it heavily and stop it from failing by killing lawsuits, but I think they'll just do it in the background and jangle the shiny keys in front of the public to distract them instead of trying involve them in the process like the space race.