> 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.
> 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.
Throughout 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.
Yet 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)
I 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.)
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.