alt Hacker NewsSpecific innovations tend to be protected via IP when they are developed privately and, as a result, “butterfly effect” developments in a completely different field from cross-pollination are less likely to occur later down the line.
Specific innovations tend to be protected via IP when they are developed privately and, as a result, “butterfly effect” developments in a completely different field from cross-pollination are less likely to occur later down the line.
Patents expire. Also, engineers are pretty good about working around patents. Look at all the various AI implementations, for example.
P.S. I oppose patents.