4 days Ago By James Paul
Twitter’s co-founder and former boss, Jack Dorsey, joined the techbros united against intellectual property. In his latest tweet, the 48-year-old billionaire. This comes in the wake of a raging debate triggered by ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli trend, wherein naive users transformed their portraits in the likeness of a Hayao Miyazaki creation using the OpenAI tool.
While the legendary Japanese studio itself never responded to the AI sloppification, artists (well, most of them) around the globe took a stand against plagiarism via AI. Even as artists across domains argue for stringent regulations, AI companies want them gone. Dorsey tweeted, “ Delete all IP laws .
” In one of the responses to his critics, he stated, “ Times have changed. One person can build more faster. Speed and execution matter more.
” “ Agree ,” wrote Elon Musk. “ Okay, hand over that source code, ” jibed, Larry Sanger, the ex-founder of Wikipedia delete all IP law — jack (@jack) April 11, 2025 times have changed. one person can build more faster.
speed and execution matter more. — jack (@jack) April 12, 2025 I agree — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 11, 2025 Ok, hand over that source code! — Larry Sanger (@lsanger) April 11, 2025 Amid AI acolytes rallying to make copyright and IP laws redundant, few sane voices argued in disagreement. “ Actual IP professional here - NO.
IP law is the only thing separating human creations from AI creations. If you want to reform it, let’s talk !” remarked a user working in the industry. Another remarked, “ IP law was the single sufficient and necessary cause of the Industrial Revolution.
It is perhaps the greatest governing innovation in the history of mankind. Our Founding Fathers understood this so well that they enshrined it in the Constitution. ” Yet another user wrote, “ Awful idea.
It will reduce the incentive to spend money on frontier research. ” “ Deleting IP laws turns creators into content and content into capital—for someone else. Guess who benefits the lease & who benefits the most,” one user commented about the perils of getting done with the IP laws.
Actual IP professional here - NO. IP law is the only thing separating human creations from AI creations. If you want to reform it, let’s talk! — Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) April 12, 2025 delete yourself, jackass — Andriy Burkov (@burkov) April 12, 2025 IP law was the single sufficient and necessary cause of the Industrial Revolution.
It is perhaps the greatest governing innovation in the history of mankind. Our Founding Fathers understood this so well that they enshrined it in the Constitution. — Roman Helmet Guy (@romanhelmetguy) April 12, 2025 Awful idea.
It will reduce the incentive to spend money on frontier research. — Dr. Danish (@operationdanish) April 12, 2025 Deleting IP laws turns creators into content, and content into capital—for someone else.
Guess who’s benefits the lease & who benefits the most. — 19keys (@19keys_) April 13, 2025 See Also: One Piece Director Demands Lawsuit Over OpenAI For Plagiarism: ‘Can’t Stand Studio Ghibli Treated So Cheaply’ See Also: Studio Gibberish! As ChatGPT Users Flood The Internet With Ghibli-Styled Pics Miyazaki’s Remarks On AI Goes Viral LinkedIn hasn’t been quiet either. Entertainment lawyer Simon Pulman called out Jack Dorsey’s statement as “ one of the silliest statements ever .
” He presented a grim picture of a world without IP laws. Read here . See Also: After Studio Ghibli Selfies, ChatGPT 4o Users Generate Flawless Fake Hotel Invoices; The Internet Is Worried See Also: Artists Across The Globe Protest Sam Altman With ‘No AI Art’ As Ghibli-Generator ChatGPT Goes Free Today Meanwhile Chris Anderson ( @TEDchris ): "At first glance, this looks like IP theft.
" [audience applauds] Sam Altman ( @sama ): "You can clap about that all you want. Enjoy." pic.
twitter.com/KZd4D41p15 — ControlAI (@ai_ctrl) April 14, 2025 a.
